Podcast: FAQs about meaningful use and EHRs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released the final regulations outlining what's required to participate in the EHR incentive program and what constitutes 'meaningful use.' MGMA healthcare consultants Rosemarie Nelson and Derek Kosiorek answer MGMA members' most frequently asked questions, including:

1. Who qualifies for meaningful use incentive payments?
2. How will EHR software be certified?
3. If a practice already has a certified EHR is that sufficient to get incentive payments?
4. If a practice has an EHR, and it becomes certified, will the practice qualify for incentive payments?
5. Can multiple software applications be used to achieve 'meaningful use'?
6. Does a physician need to meet all the 25 requirements in order to receive EHR incentive money?

Time: 6:32

For more guidance on meaningful use, attend the MGMA Webinar Finding Meaning in Meaningful Use on Aug. 5

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