Marisa Torrieri

Unless prescription penalties outlined in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ 692-page, mammoth-size 2011 Final Fee Schedule Rule published Nov. 29 are adjusted, physicians aren’t eligible to receive incentives from both the Medicare e-prescribing incentive program and the Medicare EHR incentive program simultaneously, the American Medical Association notes.

When it comes to EHR implementation, a newly released study reveals physician practices are most concerned about hardware and software costs - but a loss in revenues from fewer patient visits could carry much higher price tag.