2011 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Update-Avoiding the Adjustment

In November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that, beginning in 2012, eligible professionals who are not successful electronic prescribers may be subject to a payment adjustment on their Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) covered professional services. Section 132 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) authorizes CMS to apply this payment adjustment whether or not the eligible professional is planning to participate in the eRx Incentive Program. Read more...
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