Transition Allowance
1. The transition allowance is available to provide financial
support for physicians currently using a physician office system
solution who transition from their current physician office system
solution to one of the VCUR 2008 physician office system solutions
from a qualified service provider (QSP) and who achieve Milestone 2
POSP Approved Project Plan (as defined in the Administration Requirements for
Invoice-Based Reimbursement). This allowance is provided under
the condition that the physician was using a physician office
system and not using paper charts as of April 1, 2008.
2. Any physician currently using a physician office system
solution from a non-QSP where the physician implemented that
physician office system before April 1, 2008, who transitions to a
VCUR 2008 physician office system solution from a QSP is eligible
for an allowance of $20,000.
3. Any physician currently using a physician office system
solution from a QSP who transitions to a VCUR 2008 physician office
system solution from a different QSP where the transition is
required to align to a decision by a Primary Care Network (PCN) or
Community of Practice (CoP) to adopt a single physician office
system solution is eligible for an allowance of $20,000.
4. Any physician currently using a physician office system
solution from a QSP where the physician implemented that physician
office system solution before April 1, 2008, and who then
transitions to the VCUR 2008 physician office system from the same
QSP is eligible for an allowance of $5,000.
5. The transition allowance may subsequently be modified by
the Physician Office System Program (POSP) Committee based on
experience and evidence concerning the impact on the physician and
his/her practice.
6. Payment of the transition allowance from POSP to the
physician will be aligned with the vendor milestone payment plan as
defined in the Administration Requirements for
Invoice-Based Reimbursement section, provided that the specific
milestone is achieved within one year of Milestone 2 and is on or
before March 31, 2011. The Transition Allowance Reimbursement will
be made as follows:
a. 25% of allowance paid at
Milestone 2 - Initial Project Review, Approved Project Plan
signed.
b. 50% of allowance paid at
Milestone 3 - Go-Live Completed, Warranty Period Commences.
c. 25% of allowance paid at
Milestone 4 - First Implementation Status Review Completed.
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