decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2010 Issue 8 (August)
Audits to be used to verify meaningful use by EHR bonus recipients
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Article Overview
This article explains how CMS planned to verify meaningful use attestations for EHR incentive payments and why audits were being discussed as part of program integrity efforts. It is relevant to physicians, practice managers, compliance staff, and EHR advisors who followed early EHR Incentive Program requirements, attestation, and enrollment processes.
Why This Topic Matters
Providers seeking EHR incentive payments needed to understand that attestation could be reviewed and that CMS was developing audit approaches tied to fraud-and-abuse risk. The article also highlights related enrollment and program integrity issues that affected eligibility.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS was approaching audit oversight for EHR incentive attestation
- What types of audit activity were being discussed for meaningful use verification
- Why program integrity and enrollment records were part of the broader EHR incentive discussion
- How early reporting and future electronic reporting were framed in the program timeline
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical practice managers
- Compliance officers
- EHR consultants
- Health information management professionals
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