Just my opinion, but I suggest that everyone just go ahead and get those 10 G8553 codes to qualify for the 1% eRx incentive for 2011 and avoid the penalty in 2012-2015. I don't think anyone should be counting on HITECH money (from the EHR incentive) this year, because:
-- The rollout of AC version 6 seems to be
delayed. If version 6 comes out much into the 2nd or even 3rd quarter of 2011, you may be hard pressed to get up to speed with version 6
and meet Meaningful Use for 90 days in 2011.
-- At least
one bill has been introduced in Congress which may
"defund" or reduce EHR incentive payments.
That eRx incentive may be out of reach by the time these 2 scenarios play out, if you don't have 10 G8553's by June. Remember that you can still start your 1st year of the EHR incentive in 2012 and
still get the full $44,000 (if HITECH survives the budget cuts).
Just my take on the matter.
