Funding
As a result of the negotiations between Alberta Health and
Wellness and the Alberta Medical Association for 2008-2011, the
Physician Office System Program (POSP) received funding in the
following areas:
- Funds to reimburse physicians for electronic medical records
(EMRs)
- Funds to migrate physicians to new solutions, including change
management services, data migration, etc.
- Transition allowance funding
- POSP funding
POSP uses an invoice-based reimbursement model to fund
physicians for their EMRs. The physician is required to pay the
full amount (100%) to the vendor. POSP will reimburse the physician
for 70% of eligible invoiced costs as follows:
- Physicians using a VCUR 2006 system receive a maximum of $740
per month (including GST)
- Physicians using a VCUR 2008 system receive a maximum of
$35,000 (including GST) per physician unit over five years.*
Physicians who transition from a VCUR 2006 EMR to one of the new
POSP VCUR 2008 EMR solutions may also be eligible for a transition
allowance, one-time funding meant to partially recognize the
temporary loss in productivity and the time investment that will
accompany a transition to another EMR solution.
*Funding for the Physician Office System Program was
negotiated for the term of the current agreement. Any funding after
March 31, 2011 is a matter for the Negotiations 2011.