E-Prescribing Resource Center

The E-prescribing Incentive program is a federal reporting program that uses a combination of incentive payments and penalties to encourage electronic prescribing. Eligible professionals (EPs) must satisfactorily report data on the e-prescribing quality measures for covered services under the Medicare physician fee schedule to receive an incentive payment. This program also applies a payment penalty from late 2012 through 2014 to EPs who do not become successful e-prescribers.

Latest News on E-prescribing

• Don't miss the June 30 e-prescribing penalty deadline    
• CMS opens web portal to accept hardship exemption requests for 2014 e-prescribing penalty
• CMS to send 2013 e-prescribing penalty notification letters 
• CMS automates eRx penalty exemptions for certain Meaningful Use participants

 For more news on e-prescribing and other heathcare issues, vists the MGMA Washington Connexion archive.

MGMA Resources

• These MGMA guides will help you avoid penalties and understand how to apply for a hardship exemption:
  • Tips for avoiding the 2014 e-prescribing penalty
  • Tips for avoiding the 2013 e-prescribing penalty
• Key provisions of the DEA regulation on e-prescribing controlled substances

Other Resources

• For background information and additional resources visit the CMS website: E-prescribing Incentive Program
• View the list of professionals eligible to participate
• 2013 eRx Measure Specifications and Claims-Based Reporting Principles
• CMS Fact Sheet on avoiding 2014 payment adjustment 
• CMS Fact Sheet on informal review of 2013 payment adjustment
• CMS Fact Sheet on 2013 GPRO participation
• CMS 1500 Claims Example
• CMS Fact Sheet on 2013 program participation
• CMS Fact Sheet on 2013 program updates  

MGMA advocacy

• MGMA letter to CMS requesting an extension to the e-prescribing penalties deadline  
• MGMA to CMS: synchronize quality reporting, re-evaluate penalties
• MGMA outlines the problems with the e-prescribing penalty exemption process
• MGMA comments on proposed 2012 Medicare physician fee schedule 

To see all of MGMA's advocacy efforts, vists the Advocacy Archive.