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OIG Estimates that CMS Inappropriately Paid $729.4 Million to EPs Who Did Not Meet Meaningful Use Requirements

 

In June, the OIG reported that Medicare has paid millions of dollars in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Payments that did not comply with Federal Requirements.

As an incentive for using certified EHR technology, the Federal Government makes payments to Eligible Professionals (EP’s) that attest to “meaningful use” of EHR’s, by self-reporting data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 

The OIG reviewed EHR incentive payments that Medicare issued to EP’s from May 2011 to June 2014 and selected a random sample of EP’s who received payment. Based on the sample reports, the OIG has estimated that CMS inappropriately paid $729.4 million to EP’s who did not meet the meaningful use requirements. 

The OIG has recommended that CMS recover $291,000 in payments made to the sampled EP’s who did not meet meaningful use requirements. In addition, the OIG recommends that CMS review EP incentive payments to determine which EP’s did not meet meaningful use for each program year to attempt to recover the $729.4 million in estimated inappropriate incentive payments. 

For OIG’s full report, please access their Website.

 
 

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