2012 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program

Guidance for 2012 eRx Incentive Program for Services Furnished between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: July 14, 2013

2012 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx) Download Files

2012 eRx Incentive Program is applicable only to services furnished between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. For information about the eRx Incentive Program as it relates to services furnished in other years, click on the relevant link on that program year section page at left.

Statute Regulations Program Instructions

2012 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (ZIP)

2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Electronic Prescribing Measure

2012 ERx Measure Specifications, Release Notes, Claims-Based Reporting Principles (ZIP)

2012 eRx CMS-1500 Claims Example (PDF)

Group Practice Reporting Options

2012 CMS-Selected GPRO eRx Measure Specifications, Release Notes and Claims Based Reporting Principles

2012 eRx GPRO Training Materials (ZIP)

Electronic Health Record Reporting

2012 EHR Direct Vendor Qualified Posting (PDF)

2012 EHR Qualified Data Submission Vendors (PDF)

2012 EHR eRx Documents for Eligible Professionals

Registry Reporting

2012 Qualified Registries Phase 2 (PDF)

2012 Electronic Prescribing XML File Specification (PDF)

How To Get Started

2012 ERx Measure Specifications, Release Notes, Claims-Based Reporting Principles (ZIP)

2012 Qualified EHR Direct Vendors (PDF)

2012 Qualified Registries (PDF)

2012 PFS Final Rule - CMS-1524-FC (ZIP)

Educational Resources

2012 Updates: What's New eRx (PDF)

2012 eRx GPRO Made Simple (PDF)

2012 eRx Incentive Program: Participation for the Incentive Payment Made Simple (PDF)

2012 PQRS and eRx Incentive Program GPRO: Participation for the Incentive Payment Made Simple

2012 eRx Incentive Program: Participation for the Incentive Payment Made Simple (PDF)

2012 eRx Incentive Program: Updates for 2012 (PDF)

2012 PQRS: Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Pilot: Quick Reference Guide (PDF)

Analysis and Payment

2012 eRx Informal Review Made Simple (PDF)

2012 eRx Incentive Payment User Guide (PDF)

2012 eRx Feedback Report User Guide (PDF)

Payment Adjustment Information

Quick-Reference Guide for Understanding the 2012 eRx Payment Adjustment (PDF)

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