The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a fact sheet that details how Medicare payments will be adjusted downward for eligible professionals (EPs) who do not successfully demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs).
In 2016, 209,000 professionals will be subject to a payment adjustment under Medicare for failing to demonstrate meaningful use, according to CMS. These professionals can also submit an application for a hardship exception; CMS will review these applications on a case-by-case basis.
CMS noted, however, that anesthesiologists, pathologists, and radiologists will receive hardship exceptions without applying based on their primary specialty as listed in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) six months prior to the first day of the year in which the payment adjustment would otherwise take effect.
The full document can be found here.
