Who is an Eligible Professional within the Medicare HIT Program?
An eligible professional as designated in the Medicare HIT program is a physician defined as: a doctor of medicine or osteopathy; doctor of surgery or of dental medicine; doctor of podiatric medicine; doctor of optometry; and chiropractors. To receive Medicare incentives, the physician must not be hospital based, must demonstrate meaningful use of a certified EHR-EMR/PM, and submit Medicare Part B claims of at least 133% of the maximum incentive for a program year to qualify for the maximum incentive payment.
