RECOVERY - HITECH Incentive Payment Program for J1 MAC Part A/B

The contract modification awarded to Palmetto GBA, under contract number HHSM-500-2008-M00027Z, provides funding of $67,895 authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This amendment supports the contractor's role in collecting and entering critical data into the HITECH Financial Intermediary Shared System (FISS) screens for all Subsection (d) hospitals by March 31, 2011. The ARRA, including the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), aims to promote the meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology, with incentive payments to Medicare hospitals being a central focus. The contract was awarded as a cost-reimbursement type rather than a fixed-price contract due to uncertainties that prevented accurate cost estimation. This contract is related to the HITECH Incentive Payment Program for J1 Medicare Administrative Contractor Part A/B activities and is designated under solicitation number MAC110130. The contract work is performed in Columbia, South Carolina. Key points of contact for the contract include Contract Specialist Geopardi Bost and Contracting Officer Jaime Galvez, both reachable via email and phone. The notice serves solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a solicitation for new offers.