35% of Medicare Eligible Professionals Failed to Meet Meaningful Use
Starting January 2015, roughly 257,000 Medicare eligible professionals will be hit with a 1 percent penalty to their Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The penalty is a direct result of failing to meet Meaningful Use by Oct. 1, 2014. CMS will begin mailing letters this week informing these healthcare providers of the penalty. Instructions regarding the penalty will be posted to CMS website.