by Medical Billing | Jun 3, 2011 | Medicare payment basics
e-Prescribing Code For successful e-prescribing events, the provider should report: * G8553: At least one prescription created during the encounter was generated and transmitted electronically using a qualified eRx system. Hardship Exemptions Codes CMS recognizes that...
by Medical Billing | Jun 1, 2011 | Medicare payment basics
Are you an eligible professional attempting to earn the CMS e-Prescribing Incentive for 2011? * Send 25 or more e-prescriptions for 25 Medicare Part B patient visits which include one of the e-prescribing denominator codes* AND * Send your 25 claims to Medicare...
by Medical Billing | May 29, 2011 | Medicare payment basics
Reporting Methods The eRX Incentive can be reported to Medicare via two methods– claims-based reporting or through the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS – formerly PQRI) Registry: * Claims-Based: Providers/billers add the applicable e-Prescribing code to...
by Medical Billing | May 26, 2011 | Medicare payment basics
Key Points 1. All providers who submit Medicare Part B Fee for Service Claims will be subject to a payment adjustment in 2012 UNLESS they report 10 e-prescribing events BEFORE June 30, 2011. 2. These 10 e-prescribing events must be reported via claims. They cannot be...
by Lori | Dec 29, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
2011 E-Prescribing Incentive Program Requirements CMS proposes to continue with the 2010 e-prescribing reporting requirement in 2011, which is to require eligible physicians to report on 25 services in 2011 involving electronic prescriptions in order to qualify for...