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during the 2009 and 2010 reporting periods, respectively.
Reduced incentive payments apply to subsequent years
through 2013. Section 132(b) of the MIPAA amends section
1848(a) of the Act such that a payment differential applies
to those who are not successful electronic prescribers
starting in 2012. During 2012 or any subsequent year, if
the eligible professional is not a successful electronic
prescriber for the reporting period, the fee schedule
amount for covered professional services furnished by such
professional during the year shall be reduced by:
● 1.0 percent for 2012.
● 1.5 percent for 2013.
● 2.0 percent for 2014 and each subsequent year.
Section 132(a)(2) of the MIPPA amends section
1848(m)(3) of the Act, as redesignated by section 131(b)(2)
of the MIPPA, to authorize the Secretary to identify
successful electronic prescribers for a reporting period
using one of two possible standards: one based on the
eligible professional’s reporting, in at least 50 percent
of the reportable cases, on any electronic prescribing
quality measures that have been established under the
physician reporting system under subsection 1848(k) (which,
as noted previously, we have named “PQRI” for ease of
reference) and are applicable to services furnished during
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