1. Economic Stimulus and Health IT
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Greenway HITECH Funding and Incentives Overview
Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
Over $30B in Direct Health IT Adoption and Infrastructure Incentives. $17.7B for Medicare and $12.4B for Medicaid, $300M
for Health Information Exchanges and $85M for Indian Health Services.
Medicare Incentives to Physicians. Incentives for eligible professionals under Medicare are increased to a maximum amount of
$44,000 between 2011-2015. 1% annual reductions begin in 2015.
Medicaid Incentives to Pediatricians as well as Underserved and Rural Communities. Eligible professionals with these
designations can receive incentive payments up to $63,750 between 2010-2015.
Health Professional Shortage Area Bonus. The conference agreement would provide a 10% increase in Medicare incentive
payments for eligible professionals practicing in areas designated as having shortages of health professionals.
Clinical Research Funding. $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Regional Health Information Exchanges. $300 million in grants to support regional health information exchanges was retained
but moved to the corresponding funding sections in the Act.
Stimulus Physician Medicare Incentives: As of 3/18/2009
It’s an investment that will Pay Year
take the long overdue step Meaningful
of computerizing America’s Use Date
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Totals
medical records, to reduce Certified EHR
2011 $18,000.00 $12,000.00 $8,000.00 $4,000.00 $2,000.00 $ - $44,000.00
the duplication and waste Incentive
that costs billions of health Certified EHR
2012 $18,000.00 $12,000.00 $8,000.00 $4,000.00 $2,000.00 $44,000.00
Incentive
care dollars and the medical
Certified EHR
errors that every year cost 2013 $15,000.00 $12,000.00 $8,000.00 $4,000.00 $39,000.00
Incentive
thousands of lives. Certified EHR
2014 $12,000.00 $8,000.00 $4,000.00 $24,000.00
Incentive
– President Barack Obama 2015 $ - $ - $ -
Certified EHR
Incentive
American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act Speech,
February 17, 2009 * Medicaid Incentives up to $63,750 for Pediatricians (with 20-30% patient volume attributable to patients receiving assistance through Medicaid), Uninsured,
Rural, FQHC and Low-Income Providers/Eligible Professionals
** 1% Annual Medicare Penalties/Reimbursement Reductions Start in 2015 for Providers not “Meaningfully Using” Certified EHRs
*** Eligible Providers Must Choose Either the Medicare or Medicaid Incentive but They Cannot “Double-Dip” with all “Pay Outs” being Paid after “Pay Year” is
Complete

2. About Greenway Medical Technologies
Greenway Medical Technologies is a leading provider of
an integrated, single-database electronic health record
(EHR), practice management and interoperability solution
and on-demand services for physician practices and
hospital community EHR strategies. More than 24,000
healthcare providers and professionals use Greenway’s
PrimeSuite® 2008, a CCHIT Certified® 08 Ambulatory
EHR that streamlines a practice’s clinical, financial and
administrative processes.
PrimeSuite won Greenway solutions support the national health IT
three Best in objectives of the United States Department of
KLAS* awards:
Health and Human Services (HHS) Framework
2008 • Amb EMR 2-5
Solutions • Amb EMR 6-25 for Strategic Action: The Decade of Health Information
• PM 6-25 Technology. Here’s how:
PrimeSuite® is a fully integrated electronic health record (EHR), PrimeSuite® 2008 Inform Clinical Practice
practice management, and interoperability solution that centralizes • Incentivize EHR adoption
the clinical, financial and administrative functions of a medical • Reduce risk of EHR investment
practice in a single database. It allows medical practices to improve • Promote EHR diffusion in rural and
patient care, increase efficiency and maximize profitability. underserved areas
PrimeExchange® is an interoperability engine that allows you to accurately exchange Interconnect Clinicians
healthcare information by integrating data from external systems, such as insurance, charges • Foster regional collaborations
and lab reports, directly into your EHR. By allowing you to securely and efficiently share • Develop a national health information network
data with other healthcare providers, PrimeExchange helps practices generate comprehensive • Coordinate federal health information systems
patient records while reducing administrative costs.
PrimePatient® is a secure, self-service web portal that empowers patients by allowing them Personalize Care
to interact with a practice online, performing routine tasks such as appointment and refill • Encourage use of PHRs
requests, symptom assessment, and information updates. As a result, patient satisfaction is • Enhance informed consumer choice
increased while productivity is maximized by reducing staff time spent on phone calls and • Promote use of telehealth systems
data entry.
PrimeResearch™ provides centralized, up-to-date access to vital medical research. As this Improve Population Health
solution evolves, it incorporates an ever-growing network of clinical trials and evidence- • Unify public health surveillance architectures
based medical and pharmaceutical research, as well as clinical and financial benchmarking • Streamline quality and health status monitoring
services. These tools benefit both patient and practice by fostering ongoing improvements in • Accelerate research and dissemination of evidence
care quality and identifying opportunities for increasing revenue.
PrimeRCM™ is an advanced revenue cycle management (RCM) solution that helps practices achieve financial goals by streamlining
the collection, use and delivery of patient and claims information. PrimeRCM allows practices to capture and share quality
information from the first patient encounter to the final payment, resulting in improved profitability and productivity, as well as lower
administrative costs.
PrimeMobile™ provides anytime, anywhere access to tools and information essential to running a practice effectively. Using
smartphones and other handheld devices, your staff can remotely access information, such as physicians’ schedules, patient data or
round settings, and use productivity enhancing tools like charge capture, dictation, and electronic prescribing. The result is improved
patient care, reduced errors and increased productivity
*www.KLASresearch.com, Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services
Greenway Medical Technologies P: 770.836.3100 www.greenwaymedical.com
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