- 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.
Category Archives: Implementation
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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What do I need to do for the first year to qualify for incentive payments?
Here is the wording from the CMS website as of 4/19/2011: How do I Meet Meaningful Use Requirements? To qualify for incentive payments, meaningful use requirements must be met in the following ways: Medicare EHR Incentive Program—Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must successfully demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology every year they participate in the program. Medicaid EHR Incentive Program—Eligible professionals and eligible hospitals may qualify for incentive … Continue reading
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CMS Preview of the Medicare Attestation Website
Although most Echo customers are focused on Medicaid instead of Medicare, I still thought this might be interesting information for people to see in terms of attestation process for Medicare. Here’s a link to the Medicare site previews at CMS: https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/AttestationSneakPeek.pdf
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Comparing the different stages of Meaningful Use – Are you planning for Stage 2 and 3?
Meaningful Use Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3. It’s beginning to sound like that famous bike race, the Tour de France. All kidding aside, the comparison maybe isn’t as far reaching as you might think. You win the Tour by successfully meeting the requirements of each Stage in the race. If you focus only on one stage, you’ll get the spotlight for that day but probably not be successful in the long run. The long … Continue reading
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Meaningful Use Medicaid State Launch Dates and Websites Map
CMS has a great list of EHR Incentive Program Launch Dates. Click on the map below to access the page.
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