HITECH PFDC

The contract involves the Program Financial Data Contractor (PFDC) providing critical assistance to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in administering incentive payments to Medicare eligible professionals (EPs) and hospitals as mandated by the ARRA HITECH Act. CMS is required to start these payments in fiscal year 2011 and continue for five years, aiming to promote the adoption of health information technology. The PFDC’s role includes preparing and processing these incentive payments while ensuring accurate fund control and accounting. This contract modification adds funding to the second year of the PFDC’s two-year base period, with three additional one-year option periods available. The additional funding, estimated at $500,000, is intended to support increased staffing and resources needed for manual work and system changes to resolve payment errors and address problems with the National Level Repository (NLR). The contract is associated with solicitation number HHSM-500-2010-00028C0003 and the work is performed in Indianapolis, Indiana. Key contacts for this contract include a Contract Specialist, Georgette Vlangas, and the Contracting Officer, Edward M. Rutherford.