October 3 is the Last Day for Eligible Professionals to Begin their 90-Day Reporting Period for 2011

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News Updates | September 23, 2011

October 3 is the Last Day for Eligible Professionals to Begin their 90-Day Reporting Period for 2011

The last day that eligible professionals (EPs) can begin their 90-day reporting period  in calendar year (CY) 2011 for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program is October 3,  2011. For EPs, this means that they must begin their consecutive 90-day reporting  period by October 3 in order to attest to meeting meaningful use  and be eligible to receive an incentive payment for CY 2011.

For EPs who have already completed their reporting  period, CMS has a number of tools available to help prepare for attestation.  EPs can use the CMS Eligible  Professional Attestation Worksheet to record their meaningful use measures to have as  a reference when attesting for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program in CMS'  web-based Registration  and Attestation System. The Meaningful  Use Attestation Calculator and Attestation  User Guide for Eligible Professionals can also help EPs to successfully attest to meeting  meaningful use.

CMS  encourages EPs not to miss the opportunity to participate in the Medicare EHR  Incentive Program this year. Begin your reporting period by October 3rd to get  on the path to payment for CY 2011.

Looking Ahead
Take a look  at all of the other EHR Incentive Program important dates that are coming up by  going to our CMS Medicare and Medicaid EHR  Incentive Programs Milestone Timeline,  or reviewing the “Important Dates” section of the EHR Incentive Programs’ Overview page.

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