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Internal Revenue Service Decides Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments are Taxable

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has taken the position that electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments are taxable. Previously it was not specified how EHR incentive payments were to be treated or reported to the IRS. On January 14, 2013, the IRS issued guidance on this issue in a memorandum from the Office of Chief Counsel. This memorandum lists tax issues facing those who have received or who will receive EHR incentive payments. It also states the IRS’s position on those issues.

IRS Considered Three Different Issues and Gave its Stance on […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:00:48-04:00June 1, 2018|Electronic Health Record, Health Care Industry, IRS, The Health Law Firm Blog|

CMS Delays Stage 3 Meaningful Use for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs

By Michael L. Smith, R.R.T., J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law, and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

On December 6, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a revised timeline for the implementation of Stage 3 meaningful use measures for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs.

According to CMS, Stage 2 will be extended through 2016, and Stage 3 will begin in 2017 for those hospitals, physicians and other eligible providers that have completed at least two years of Stage 2 meaningful use. These changes affect two groups […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:00:54-04:00June 1, 2018|Electronic Health Record, In the Know, The Health Law Firm Blog|