EHR INCENTIVE PROGRAM REGISTRATION:

1. EHR INCENTIVE PROGRAM REGISTRATION: What You Need to Know

2. What You Need to Know (cont.) • Beginning January 3, registration for the EHR incentive program is open for eligible professionals (EPs) and hospitals. For the Medicaid program, registration is available currently in 11 states. Assistance for providers is available through 62 regional extension centers across the country. Complete information on the incentive program to assist EPs can be found at http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/

3. What You Need to Know (cont.) All participants must: • Register via the EHR Incentive Program Website • Be enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid • Have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) • Use certified E HR technology – Eligible professionals can complete the EHR registration process before they have installed a certified EHR system. To qualify for incentive payment, E HR technology must be certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT (ONC). The complete list of current certified products is continually updated and is at http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert

4. REQUIRED REGISTRATION INFORMATION • Name of the eligible professional • Social Security Number • Active National Provider Identifier (NPI) and National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) web user account. • Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) – the TIN to which the provider would like their incentive payment made • Contact information – to include address, phone number, and email address. • Selection of participation in Medicare or Medicaid program. • Certification that information is true, accurate, and complete.

5. REGISTRATION PROCESS • Access registration site at https://ehrincentives.cms.gov • Click “continue” to start registration process • Enter your National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) web user account, user ID, and password to log into the registration system. Eligible professionals must have an active National Provider Identifier (NPI) and NPPES web user account. If you do not have this information, go to https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES for further assistance. • Log in to go to the welcome screen. • Click the “registration” tab to go to the registration page.

6. REGISTRATION PROCESS (cont.) • Individuals will be asked to choose their incentive program (Medicare or Medicaid). Individuals also will be asked to select their eligible professional type (DO, MD etc.) and also asked if they have a certified E HR. If yes the EHR certification number can be entered. However, this number is not required for registration. • Select appropriate payee TIN Type. • Review business address and phone information and update if necessary. Enter and confirm email address. • Once the information is entered, EPs will be asked to review and verify for accuracy registration information submitted.

7. REGISTRATION PROCESS (cont.) • EPs will then be asked to certify that their information is true, accurate, and complete. • This completes the registration process. EPs will then see a screen that indicates the status of their registration: either a successful or failed submission. If the submission has failed, there will be instructions on the screen indicating what information is invalid and instructions and contact information to the appropriate department to correct the information.

8. DISCLOSURE/USE OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION Information from the registration form and subsequently submitted information and documents may be given to the IRS, private collection agencies, and consumer reporting agencies in connection with recoupment of overpayments and to Congressional offices in response to inquiries made at the request of the person to whom a record pertains. Appropriate disclosures may be made to other federal, state, local, foreign government agencies, private business entities, and individual providers of care. Failure to provide the information will result in delay in payment or in denial of EHR incentive payment.

9. KEY 2011 DATES January January 3 -Registration for the Medicare EHR incentive program begins. States that are ready may launch their incentive programs for Medicaid providers. April Attestation for the Medicare EHR incentive program begins. May EHR incentive payments expected to begin.

10. KEY 2011 DATES July July 3 - Last day for eligible hospitals to begin their 90-day reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use for the Medicare EHR incentive program for federal FY 2011. September September 30 -Last day of the Federal FY 2011. Reporting year ends for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). October October 1-Last day for eligible professionals to begin their 90-day reporting period for calendar year 2011 for the Medicare EHR incentive program.

11. KEY 2011 DATES November November 30 -Last day for eligible hospitals and CAHs to register and attest to receive an incentive payment for federal fiscal year 2011. December December 31 -Reporting year ends for eligible professionals.