Meaningful Use by the Numbers

A Look at The Meaningful Use Program in Optometry

2014

As of March 2014, the government has paid out

to doctors who participated in Meaningful Use all over the country.

22.6 $ Billion

Want To Get Your Hands on Some of That Money?

Begin this year AND complete all 3 Stages of Meaningful Use to receive

$12,000 in 2014 $8,000 in 2015 $4,000 in 2016

$24,000 20

14

2015

2016

$0

if you begin Meaningful Use by 2015 or later.

penalties* +

Here’s the Catch…

$24,000

if you attest by July 1, 2014.

$24,000 penalties*

if you attest by the end of 2014.

+

*If you choose not to participate by 2015, your practice will be subjected to payment adjustments to your Medicare reimbursements that start at 1% per year, up to a maximum 5% annual adjustment.

Take a Look at How Your Colleagues are Doing… Under the Medicare Incentive Program:

16,663 Optometrist

participated and received a total of

$219 million.

11,112

Ophthalmologist participated and

received a total of

$167 million.

Top 3 Highest Paid States

California

Texas 32,213 doctors

Florida 31,680 doctors

$1.89 Billion

$1.68 Billion

$1.42 Billion

1

2

3 43,000 doctors

Want to Start?

2014

You need a 2014 Certified EHR.

Did you know…

2014

A 2014 certified EHR can be used to attest for both Stage

1 and 2 of Meaningful Use

There are currently 1109 certified EHRs in the market across all industries.

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Through

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o CCHIT o ICSA Labs o InfoGard

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2014

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