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Hello.....can anyone tell or guide me to info on MU for Non-Par Physicians....we have completed Stage One for 2012 and 2013; was planning to do Stage Two in 2014. How would the penalty affect Non-Par if our patients pay at the time of service, we bill Medicare, and Medicare pays the patient? Will Medicare reimburse the patient less? Now trying to decide, like everyone else, if it's worth it or not!?!?!? Thank you!!!

I don't know how this will be applied, but CMS will probably follow the same payment adjustment policy as for the eRx incentive:
How will the 2014 Electronic Prescr...h Medicare (accept Medicare assignment)?

Here is the email response received from CMS regarding ?non-par? guidelines for meaningful use:

?Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your recent inquiry. Below is the information you requested about payment adjustments and eligibility for non-participating Medicare part B providers.

The purpose of the EHR Incentive Program is to promote the use of electronic mechanisms for maintaining and providing information, participation in the incentive program is voluntary.

?An EP that is not a Medicare participating physician or supplier, but still submits claims to Medicare for Part B physician fee schedule services on behalf of Medicare patients to whom they furnish services would be eligible for Medicare EHR incentive payments. When the EP successfully registers and demonstrates meaningful use of certified EHR technology, the calculation of the EP?s incentive payment will reflect claims for all services reimbursed under the Part B physician fee schedule regardless of whether the EP accepted assignment on those claims or not.

Payment adjustments for any Medicare provider who does not demonstrate meaningful will begin in 2015.?