- Here's a quick guide we put together on what you need to do to figure out if you qualify for funds, how to register at CMS, and how to register with your state.
EHR Incentive Program Openings by State
CMS has a great list of EHR Incentive Program Launch Dates. Click on the map below to access the page.
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MU Requirement for Exchanging Clinical Data – Can I use a CDROM or USB Drive?
One of the Meaningful Use requirements (170.304(i)) refers to the electronic exchange of data. One question we will get is how does the government define “electronic”? Can it be as simple as passing media back and forth? The short answer is no. To read the more detailed answer, check out the entire CMS FAQ: https://questions.cms.hhs.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/10638
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HIT Dashboard Resource at the HIMSS Website
HIMSS has put together a very nice dashboard with everything from Davies Awards winners (including Echo customer, Heritage Behavioral Health) to HIEs and everything in between. You can check out the site here: http://www.himss.org/statedashboard/default.aspx
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Stage 2 Announcement Expected at HIMSS Conference
Based on what I have been reading at various websites, it appears that there will be an official announcement about Stage 2 Meaningful Use at the HIMSS Conference in Early March. Stay tuned for info…
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HIT Policy Committee formally recommends delaying Stage 2 implementation
In a draft letter available at the HIT website, the HIT Policy committee states the following: …The HITPC has heard from both the vendor community and the provider community that the current schedule for compliance with stage 2 meaningful use objectives in 2013 poses a nearly insurmountable timing challenge for those who attest to meaningful use in 2011. With the anticipated release of the final rule for stage 2 in June, 2012, it would require … Continue reading
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Can you count clients who have Medicaid as a secondary payer towards the 30% Medicaid threshold for an EP?
The short answer is “yes”. Here is a much better detailed explanation courtesy of the CMS FAQ website: When calculating Medicaid patient volume or needy patient volume for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, are eligible professionals (EPs) required to use visits, or unique patients? There are multiple definitions of encounter in terms of how it applies to the various requirements for patient volume. Generally stated, a patient encounter is any one day where Medicaid paid for … Continue reading
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Medicaid or Medicare Incentive Program? Which is better?
A good post about this at the American Association of Family Physicians. Here is an excerpt from the post: The short answer is easy: Medicaid. The correct answer is not quite as easy, but it boils down to whether you are eligible for the Medicaid EHR incentive. The maximum Medicaid incentive is $63,750 compared with the $44,000 maximum for Medicare. Under the Medicaid incentive, you do not have to achieve meaningful use in the first … Continue reading
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