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UPDATE: The submission period for applying for a 2012 hardship exemption for failing to e-prescribe in 2011 is over.

CMS has just announced the process for applying for a hardship exemption from the 2012 1% Medicare payment adjustment (i.e. reduction.)

If you are participating as an individual Eligible Professional…

…use the new CMS provider webpage, called the Quality Reporting Communication Support Page, to enter the request and supporting rationale. Your request must be submitted by November 1, 2011. A Quality Communications Support Page User Manualis available to answer questions eligible professionals may have.

If you are participating using the Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO)…

…Group practices selected for and participating in the 2011 GPRO I or II reporting option wishing to submit a 2012 exemption request should submit a letter to: Significant Hardship Exemptions, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Quality Measurement and Health Assessment Group, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop S3-02-01, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. This letter must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2011.

To help eligible professionals and group practices understand the key provisions and impact of the 2011 Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Final Rule, A Quick Reference Guide has been posted to the eRx Incentive Program website on the Educational Resources page. Frequently asked questions (FAQs) addressing the 2011 eRx Final Rule, as well as other information and resources about the eRx Incentive Program can be found at the eRx Incentive Program website here.

Related posts:

1. CMS Announces Four Additional Hardship Exemptions from the 2012 Medicare Payment Reduction and Extends the Exemption Deadline
2. E-prescribing: Use it 10 times for Medicare Patients Between Now and June 30, 2011 or Lose Money in 2012
3. The CMS Bundled Payment Initiative: Providers Can Apply to Participate in a Mini-ACO Initiative
4. My Notes on the March 22, 2011 CMS Open Door Forum on Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRI) for the Beginner
5. Updated 2011 CMS Policies: Incentive Payments, GPCI Revisions, Multiple Procedure Payment Reductions for Therapy, and Modification of Multiple Procedure Payment Policy for Advanced Imaging Services