DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 9 (September)

Medical associations blast CMS's e-prescribing penalty program, SGR cuts

Medical associations strongly oppose CMS's methodology to calculate 2012 penalties you would face for failing to adopt electronic prescribing. CMS plans to use claims filed during the first six months of 2011 to determine if your 2012 claims will be paid at a reduced rate (PBN 7/26/10). You and your peers must report that you e-prescribed at least 10 times in order to avoid a 1% payment decrease, CMS says in the proposed 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

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