The last day for anesthesiologists, pain physicians and other “eligible professionals” (EPs) to begin documenting Meaningful Use of their certified electronic health record (EHR) technology is just two months away.  EPs must start participating in the program by October 3, 2013 and continue for 90 days, through December 31st, to earn an incentive bonus of up to $15,000.  The timeline for 2013 participation is as follows:The incentive payment is 75% of Medicare allowed charges up to a maximum annual cap.  An EP whose first year of demonstrating Meaningful Use (MU) in 2013 can earn a maximum EHR incentive of $39,000 over four years.  (To earn the greatest possible total incentive of $44,000, the EP would have had to start participating in 2012).  If the first year of MU is 2014, the maximum payment is $24,000, as shown below:The EP must successfully demonstrate MU no later than 2014 or face a financial...