We all know that there is increasing pressure for medical practices to move from a paper based system of recording and storing data to a computerized, digital system.

How and to what extent that is done and when it needs to be done differs from practice to practice and depends on a number of factors almost too numerous to name.

The Federal Government, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the Stimulus Bill has made available nearly $20 Million for the adoption and use of qualified EHR’s.

Not only is up to $44,000 available for each physician who chooses to participate in the program through the Medicare Program, significant penalties will be in effect for physicians who don’t adopt EHR’s starting in 2015.

The process of selecting and implementing an EHR system in your practice can be a daunting task and the CSMS-IPA has resources to help you with that process.

Take Advantage of a special CSMS-IPA discount with the AC Group—A National Consulting Organization specializing in Electronic Health Records. CSMS-IPA members receive a 50% Discount for all Reports and a 25% Discount for Contract Negotiation Services. Check out this offer at: http://acgroup.org/2008pmsehrreports/csmsipa.html

For Frequently Asked Questions About EHR Incentives See Attached

If you have additional questions about electronic health records, contact the IPA at info@csms-ipa.com and someone will get back to you quickly.