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If you reported Medicare MU in 2011, you can use Stage 1 criteria for 3 years of payments.

Additional Time to Comply with Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requirements

On June 16, 2011, the Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC) recommended to the Secretary that physicians and hospitals who attest to meaningful use in 2011 should have until 2014, instead of 2013, to comply with the Stage 2 requirements. The Secretary announced yesterday that HHS is in agreement with the Committee and intends to propose such an extension in the Stage 2 meaningful use proposed rule, which is scheduled to be published in February 2012. Please note that this extension only affects physicians who successfully attested to meeting the Stage 1 meaningful use measures in 2011. Physicians who begin participation in the incentive program in 2012 and attest to meeting meaningful use measures for the first time in 2012 would be expected to meet Stage 2 requirements in 2014.

The table below illustrates the stage that is relevant to each year of participation in the Medicare EHR incentive program.

Does it mean, just continuing to fulfill the criteria of Stage I for 2012 and 2013, one would qualify for more incentive payments for 2012 & 2013 ?

Yes I attested in 2011 & I understand 18k are coming in, does anyone know as to how much are the expected payments for 2012 and 2013?

Use Stage 1 criteria for 2012 and 2013, but must report for full year.

2012 12,000
2013 8,000

sad part is..this money appears taxable....