Attestation achievers

CMIO presents a sample of organizations that have achieved attestation for the Medicare/Medicaid EHR incentive program. To qualify for Medicare incentive payments, eligible providers and eligible hospitals must attest that they have met the requirements for meaningful use of certified EHRs. Providers seeking to qualify for the Medicaid incentive program must follow a similar process using the attestation system in their state.

The following providers and hospitals recently completed attestation:

Organization, location: Lake Norman Oncology, Mooresville, N.C.
Practice type: Oncology
Attestation: Medicare
Attestation period: January-March 2011
EHR in use: Altos Solutions’ OncoEMR

Provider, location: Douglas Foreman, DO, Warwick, R.I.
Practice type: Family practitioner
Attestation: Medicare
Attestation period: January-March 2011
EHR in use: Ingenix’s CareTracker EHR

Organization, location: MedCentral Health System, Mansfield, Ohio
Hospital type: Two-hospital system
Attestation: Medicare
Attestation period: January-March 2011
EHR in use: Siemens Soarian Clinicals

Organization, location: Riverside Health System, Newport News, Va.
Hospital type: Five-hospital health network
Attestation: Medicare
Attestation period: January-March 2011
EHR in use: Siemens Soarian Clinicals