CAH II Physicians Now Eligible for Medicare EHR Incentive Program

Physicians who assign their reimbursement and billing to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) under Method II (CAH IIs) are now eligible to participate in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced.

CMS states it is implementing system changes to capture CAH II’s National Provider Identifier (NPI) and line-of-service payment information which will ensure claims are tied to the specific services rendered.

According to CMS, CAH II physicians can begin participation in calendar year (CY) 2013. However, due to the time required to implement the system changes, they will not be able to submit attestations until January 2014.