Maryland- EMR Requirements & Incentives | MedicalRecords.com

Program Start Date: July 2011
Website: www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/ehr/index.html
Contact Email: MarylandEHR@dhmh.state.md.us

Program Information:
To help improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care, the state of Maryland established programs under Medicare and Medicaid to be able t use the incentive payments for the “meaningful use” of certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology. These incentives are all part of the federal stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals as they adopt, implement, and upgrade their technology. Furthermore they must also be able to demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology. These incentive programs are designed to support providers in this period of Health IT transition and to encourage their use of EHR. In July 2010, ONC and CMS published the first set of final rules on EHR incentive programs, and that’s when Maryland started their application process. This has been done by including what providers must do to receive incentive payments in 2011 and 2012.