How Can Medicare Physicians Get MIPPA e-Prescribing Incentive Payments?

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If you did not do e-Prescribing by June 30, 2011, read article 'MIPPA e-Prescribing Incentive Program: How to Avoid Medicare 2011 eRx Penalty?'
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You only have until November 1, 2011 to apply for the penalty exemption!
The government gives and the government takes.
The MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008) program was designed to provide rewards for physicians who participate in Medicare over a 5 year period. The incentive percentages for the remaining years, 2011 thru 2013, are: 1%, 1%, 0.5%.

Like the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or HITECH Act EHR incentive program, there are both rewards for compliance and penalties for non-compliance.
How do I submit
e-Prescribing Incentive Claims?
You must submit prescriptions using standalone e-Prescribing software or certified electronic health record system.
You must e-prescribe using cpt code G8553
G-code G8553 must be reported on a line item with a charge of $0.00
However, the total charge for the claim must NOT be $0.00

What is code G8553 and when do I report it?
G8553 indicates that at least one prescription created during the encounter was generated and transmitted electronically using a qualified eRx system.
The eRx G-code G8553, which supplies the numerator code must be reported with specific denominator billing code(s) that represent the eligible encounter

Consult CMS.gov e-prescibing for more details on the Medicare eRx incentive program. But if you use the right software, it should be painless to get your e-Prescribing incentive money.

Contact Sandra Noble at 404-374-3384 or http://ElectronicHealthRecordRescue.com

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