CMS announced on Wednesday, February 25 that they would be extending the deadline for Medicare Eligible Professionals to attest to the 2014 reporting year of Meaningful Use to March 20th, 2015. Eligible Professionals should submit Meaningful Use data to CMS on an annual basis to ensure additional incentive payments and avoid payment adjustments. 2014 is the last year to begin the Medicare Meaningful Use program and begin to receive incentive payments. By successfully achieving Meaningful Use in the 2014 year, Eligible Providers will avoid a negative payment adjustment against their Medicare Part B payments in the 2016 calendar year.
Because of the Flexibility Rule for the 2014 year, the CMS Attestation website is much more complicated than in the past. ScanSTAT Technologies’ Meaningful Use Subject Matter Expert, Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, is experienced in attestations and can guide your organization through choosing the appropriate items during the attestation process. Selecting the most appropriate choices during attestation helps minimize the chances of accidentally triggering a Meaningful Use Audit. Contact Kathryn today if you are interested in assistance attesting at Kathryn.Wickenhauser@ScanSTATTechnologies.com.