Registration for the EHR Incentive Program Now Available
All eligible professionals, hospitals and critical access hospitals must register to participate in the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. Registration for the Medicare program began at the beginning of January 2011. The Medicaid EHR incentive programs can also begin in 2011, but the actual start dates vary by state.

In order to register, physicians will need to have enrollment records in the appropriate systems, including:

National Provider Identifier (NPI)

  • All EPs must have an NPI in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.

National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

  • Most providers will need an active user account with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES.)

Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)

  • All eligible Medicare professionals must have an enrollment record in PECOS to participate in the EHR incentive programs. Eligible professionals who are only participating in the Medicaid EHR incentive program are not required to be enrolled in PECOS.

To obtain information from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the registration and attestation process go to: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/20_RegistrationandAttestation.asp

The AMCNO is also working with the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) on EHR initiatives. OHIP has additional information available online regarding the registration process. To view this information go to: http://ohiponline.org/Pages/EHRIncentiveProgram.aspx
To begin the registration process go to: https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action