CMS distributing 2009 eRx Program incentive payments

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently began distributing incentive payments to clinicians who successfully reported under the 2009 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program.

Under the program, physicians who use e-prescribing can qualify for a bonus payment by submitting an additional e-prescribing code on claims for eligible patient visits. The payment distribution is scheduled to be completed by Oct. 22, and the complete feedback reports for the 2009 program will be available on the Internet the second week of November.

Additional information about the Medicare incentive program is available on the College website.