Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Physician Claim Corp. introduces Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
A fully integrated system including scheduling, EMR and billing services:
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- The stimulus package subsidy for EMR adoption will more than pay for the cost of the system.
- Quck, easy and secure access to PCC's servers
- ARRA system approval means that you will be eligible for up to $44,000 in stimulus bonus funds over the next 5 years plus avoidance of 2% penalties thereafter. Meets all "Meaningful Use" criteria
- Highest quality EMR system
- Reduce your chances for an audit - documentation will support charges billed
- Provider can utilize EMR, PCC billing or integrate both
- Scheduling and e-prescription available
- Voice/Dragon-system compatible
- Reduction of paperwork and copies - PCC will post charges and many EOB's electronically
- E & M procedure code automatically selected based on criteria provider chooses
- Unlimited phone support and system will keep up-to-date with Medicare/government requirements
- Customizable to meet your practice needs
- Call 877-385-0257 to schedule your demo
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In principal, the program is straightforward. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will initiate EHR "bonus" payments to physicians who can demonstrate they are "meaningful users" of a certified electronic health record.
The bonuses will start in 2011 through 2015 via the following schedule:
Current ARRA 2009 Incentive Timeline:
Potential Reimbursements Per Year
| Year of Filing | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | TOTAL |
| 2011* | $18,000 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $0 | $44,000 |
| 2012* | $0 | $18,000 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $44,000 |
| 2013* | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $39,000 |
| 2014* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $24,000 |
| 2015* or later | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
*Providers must have implemented and compiled reports on clinical quality measures prior to filing.
How does the subsidy work?
For the first year a physician is deemed to be a meaningful user, he or she will be eligible for payments of 75% of that year's Medicare and Medicaid charges, up to a maximum of $15,000. The maximum payment is increased to $18,000 if the first year is 2011 or 2012. The incentive payments decline for each subsequent year within the five year period; $12,000 will be paid in year two, $8,000 in year three, $4,000 in year four, and $2,000 in year five.
No incentive payments will be available after 2015, and no payments will be offered to physicans who first become eligible after 2014. This creates a decreasing incentive for late adopters.
Practices with multiple physicians will be eligible to receive incentive payments for each provider. Remember that payments will be based on 75% of the correlating year's Medicare and Medicaid charges. Therefore, in order to qualify for the maximum payment of $18,000 in the first year, each provider must bill Medicare or Medicaid a minimum of $24,000.