{"id":5638,"date":"2013-04-08T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=5638"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:18:31","slug":"meaningful-use-audits-delay-incentive-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/meaningful-use-audits-delay-incentive-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"How Meaningful Use Audits Can Delay Incentive Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Meaningful Use audits<\/a> will be conducted on 5 to 10 percent of eligible professionals<\/strong> prior to their EHR incentive payments being doled out.<\/p>\n

CMS announced that, beginning with Meaningful Use attestations submitted during and after January 2013, eligible providers may be subject to audits before they can receive their EHR incentive bonuses. Most audited physicians are being selected at random, though CMS has noted that physicians who have submitted \u201csuspicious or anomalous attestation data\u201d are also being targeted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those selected for an audit will receive a letter in the mail from Figliozzi & Company, the accounting firm chosen by CMS to conduct all Meaningful Use reviews<\/a>. The letter, which begins, \u201cThis\u2026is to inform you that your organization has been selected by the CMS for an audit of your facility\u2019s meaningful use of certified EHR technology for the attestation period,\u201d also includes an information request list. However, physicians are reminded that auditors may request additional information not included in the initial request.<\/p>\n

What kind of information is being requested?<\/p>\n

In most cases, audited physicians are given a two-week deadline to supply requested information either electronically or by mail<\/strong>. Information being requested can vary from physician to physician and may include:<\/p>\n