Re: Medicare Bonus - getting bonus for e-Rx

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Wow, add a new coding step to every physician's visit instead of just confirming the existence of the system. Stunning.

Subject: Medicare Bonus - getting bonus for e-RxTo: " Locke" Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 12:22 PM

If I didn't ask the question, I probably was thinking it, but here is the answer.

http://www.ama- assn.org/ amednews/ 2008/12/15/ gvsc1215. htm

Medicare e-prescribing: How to receive your 2% bonus -- A new CMS guide gives doctors information on the bonus initiative.

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For more information

"Medicare's Practical Guide to the E-prescribing Incentive Program" is available online in pdf (www.cms.hhs. gov/partnerships /downloads/ 11399.pdf).

A separate "Clinician's Guide to Electronic Prescribing, " produced in collaboration between CMS, the American Medical Association and other organizations, also is available online (www.ehealthinitiati ve.org/erx/ clinicians. mspx).

Locke, MD

[Guest guest]

It just makes me sick...I honestly believe people lie awake nights

trying to create new ways to make our lives more

miserable...Sharlene---

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> Subject: Medicare Bonus - getting bonus for e-Rx

> To: " Locke "

> Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 12:22 PM

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> If I didn't ask the question, I probably was thinking it, but here

is the answer.

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> http://www.ama- assn.org/ amednews/ 2008/12/15/ gvsc1215. htm

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> Medicare e-prescribing: How to receive your 2% bonus -- A new CMS

guide gives doctors information on the bonus initiative.

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> For more information

> " Medicare's Practical Guide to the E-prescribing Incentive Program "

is available online in pdf (www.cms.hhs. gov/partnerships /downloads/

11399.pdf).

> A separate " Clinician's Guide to Electronic Prescribing, " produced

in collaboration between CMS, the American Medical Association and

other organizations, also is available online (www.ehealthinitiati

ve.org/erx/ clinicians. mspx).

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> Locke, MD

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