Transition Allowance
The following information is one part of POSP's Program Guidelines. Please reference
the complete guidelines as needed.
1. The transition allowance is available to provide financial
support for physicians currently using an EMR who transition from
their current EMR to one of the VCUR 2008 EMR solutions offered by
a QSP (as defined in the
Administration Requirements for VCUR 2008 Invoice-Based
Reimbursement).
2. This allowance is provided under the condition that the
physician is currently using an EMR in the course of providing
clinical care, and was using an EMR (not paper charts) and has met
all other eligibility requirements as of January 30, 2009.
3. A physician is eligible for a transition allowance of $20,000
if he/she meets all of the following three criteria:
a. The physician is currently using
an EMR and was using an EMR as of January 30, 2009.
b. The physician’s clinic
transitions to a VCUR 2008 EMR solution offered by a QSP.
c. The physician is not upgrading
from a VCUR 2006 EMR offered by MD Physician Services, Med Access
or TELUS Health Solutions to a VCUR 2008 EMR
solution from the same vendor.
4. Any physician currently using an EMR offered by MD Physician
Services, Med Access or TELUS Health Solutions,
and who transitions to a VCUR 2008 EMR solution from the same
vendor is eligible for an allowance of $5,000. The physician must
have been using an EMR as of January 30, 2009.
5. The maximum amount a physician may receive in transition
allowance funds is $20,000.
6. A physician must submit a Transition
Allowance Application Form. POSP will review the physician's
eligibility for the transition allowance and approve if
eligible.
7. 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 VCUR 2008 Invoice-Based
Reimbursement section in these program guidelines. Payment of
the transition allowance is made once POSP receives both the
milestone completion forms and the corresponding invoice. 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.