Meaningful Use Incentives and Penalties Calculator
Estimate hospital Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments or penalties for meaningful use
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Topics: Meaningful Use, Electronic Medical Records Strategy, Information Technology, Health Care Reform, Market Trends, Strategy, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Revenue Cycle, Finance
Tool in Brief
Purpose
Evaluates incentives and/or penalties for a single acute care facility using the payment formula listed in the health IT provisions of the stimulus bill.
Suggested users
CFO, CIO, CEO, CMO, COO
Type of tool
Excel, calculator/forecaster
Key Information
Estimated completion time
Five minutes
Required inputs
Enter the following data points:
- Total inpatient discharges
- Total inpatient discharges attributable to Medicaid
- Total inpatient days
- Total Medicare inpatient days
- Total Medicaid inpatient days
- Total charges
- Total charity care charges
- Annual market basket update
- Annual Medicare revenue
Tool outputs
- Calculates the hospital’s annual and aggregate Medicare and Medicaid incentives for successfully demonstrating meaningful use
- Calculates the annual and total penalties a hospital will face for failing to achieve meaningful use
Screenshot of the Meaningful Use Incentives and Penalties Calculator
