Meaningful Use: Who is “Eligible”?

CMS’ Proposed Rule for Meaningful Use relies on the following definitions of “Eligibility”:

Eligible Professional

Medicare:

• Doctor of Medicine
• Doctor of Osteopathy
• Dental Surgeon
• Doctor of Dental Medicine
• Podiatrist
• Optometrist
• Chiropractor

Medicaid:

• Physicians
• Pediatricians
• Dentists
• Certified Nurse Midwives
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physicians Assistants (operating at an FQHC/RHC led by a Physician Assistant)

Eligible Hospital

Medicare:

• Subsection (d) hospitals that are paid under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system
• Critical Access Hospitals
• Must reside in the 50 states or District of Columbia

Medicaid:

• Acute Care Hospitals
• Childrens’ Hospitals