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| (11-2-08) CMMS CONFIRMED DETAILS OF AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS...... |
You are here: Home > (11-2-08) CMMS CONFIRMED DETAILS OF AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS......
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirmed details of an electronic prescribing incentive program for physicians, scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2009, which would increase Medicare payments for doctors who use the technology.
Under the new program, physicians who use e-prescribing technology to deliver medication prescriptions to pharmacies will be eligible for a two percent increase in their Medicare payments, reported Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report. Physicians who participate in the agency's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative also would qualify for a two percent payment increase in addition to the scheduled 1.1 percent payment increase for all physicians in 2009. Physicians who participate in both the e-prescribing and PQRI initiatives would receive a 5.1 percent bonus in Medicare payments next year, Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report added.
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, November 2, 2008
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