EHR incentive eligibility toolUse this tool from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine if you are eligible for one of the incentive programs.
Medicare and Medicaid Incentive Programs Comparison (PDF)
Incentive chart (PDF)
Incentive Calculator - Created by Harris County Medical Society (HCMS)
EHR Incentive Program Timeline
Instruction guides for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
Meaningful Use Achievement Toolkit - This tool was created to assist physicians with the various meaningful use criteria. Currently, four EHR vendors are included in the toolkit.
How Do I Meet Meaningful Use? - Stage 1 criteria
Meaningful Use Public Health Measures
Overview of Proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use - CMS
CMS Meaningful Use Calculator – CMS
Meaningful Use Core Measures Info – CMS
Meaningful Use webinar handout
Regional Extension Centers (RECs) have been established across the country to assist physicians with selection, implementation, and meaningful use of an electronic health record to ensure eligible physicians meet the requirements needed to earn the EHR incentive bonus.
Four regional extension centers are operating in Texas and provide subsidized consulting services to physicians. Visit the TMA REC page for more details on location, eligibility and contact information.
Read the article: A Good Deal: RECs Offer $5,000 in Services for $300 (Texas Medicine, April 2011)
EHR Readiness Assessment
TMA Tool Helps You Find Right EMR
Certified HIT Product List (CHPL) - (ONC)
Questions for Vendors
Questions for Vendor References
How to do an RFP for an EHR
EHR Buyer BewareIssues to consider when contracting with EHR vendors
EHR vendors most used in Texas - March 2012
Contracting Guidelines - DOQ-IT
EMR Implementation Guide, 2nd Edition
Medscape's EHR Learning Center website - Earn CME credits by learning more about the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs.
Meaningful Use Public Health Measures (Action, May 1, 2012)
Medicaid Opens Meaningful Use Portal (Action, Apr. 17, 2012)
REC Webinars at Your Service
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rules Released (Action, Mar. 1, 2012)
Texans Tops in Meaningful Use (Action, Feb. 1, 2012)
EHR Incentive Program Timeline (Action, Apr. 15, 2011)
Meaningful Dollars: Incentive Payments Help Physician Practices- Texas Medicine
Risk Analysis Tool for Meaningful Use (Action, Aug. 15, 2011)
Border Health Caucus Response to The New Yorker Article: "The Cost Condundrum" (July 6, 2009)
Is it Time for Your Practice to Adopt an EMR?
Electronic Medicine: Stimulus Bill Encourages HIT Use -Texas Medicine
Physician Incentives Under the Federal Stimulus Package
Stimulus HIT Money: Promises and Questions (Action, Mar. 16, 2009)
TMA Comments on Meaningful Use Proposed Rule - March 15, 2010
TMA Backs Safety in Meaningful Use (Action, Apr. 1, 2010)
TMA, AMA Question HIT Incentives Timeline (Action, July 15, 2009)
TMA Wants 'Meaningful Use' Meaningful (Action, July 15, 2009)
What Stimulus Means to Texas Health Care (Action, Mar. 2, 1009)
What's NOT in the Stimulus Bill (Action, Feb. 16, 2009)