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At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!
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Webinar Feb. 28: Are Your Clinicians & Care Coordinators Experiencing the HIE Advantage?
ILHITREC and Central Illinois Health Information Exchange invite you to join us for a webinar entitled "Are Your Clinicians & Care Coordinators Experiencing the HIE Advantage?" on Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017, from 10-11 AM (CST).
A $2.1 million federal grant has dramatically expanded the type of health information exchange services available to ANY hospital or clinic in Illinois... at no charge to you. The expansion allows CIHIE to provide real-time alerts when patients are admitted, discharged or experience an emergency visit at participating hospitals.
Why This Matters:
* Your care team can act with greater efficiency if they know in real-time when a critical event has occurred.
* You have a better chance of meeting quality metrics required by ACO or bundled payment arrangements.
* You can get immediate benefit from HIE participation as alerts can begin on the same day you subscribe.
* You can quickly recognize trends to help you improve your care coordination processes.
What You'll Learn:
The goals of the grant-funded initiative; The plan for continued expansion; The results already experienced by the early adopters; and The requirements to participate
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Reconsideration Forms for the 2017 Payment Adjustment Based on the 2015 EHR Reporting Period are due
February 28, 2017
The deadline for Eligible Professionals (EPs) to submit Reconsideration forms for the 2017 payment adjustment-based on the 2015 EHR reporting period is Feb. 28, 2017. No applications will be accepted after the deadline.
Please visit the CMS website to find the EP Reconsideration Application. Complete this application if you received a letter from CMS that said you are subject to the 2017 Medicare EHR payment adjustment and you believe this payment adjustment is in error.
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or more information on Payment Adjustments and Hardship applications, or for information on reporting requirements, please visit the EHR Incentive Programs webpage.
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Participate in the ILPMP Registry
ILHITREC encourages practices to sign up for the intent to participate in the ILPMP registry with the State of Illinois. It is free and will satisfy the specialized registry measure for MIPS and for 2017 Medicaid Meaningful Use.
The registration needs to be completed within 60 days after the start of the EHR reporting period to count toward these measures. So, if you are planning to use the first 90 days of 2017, this would need to be done by the end of February, 2017. The intent of this registry is that it will be bi-directional by 2018 and start receiving information from practices mid-year 2017.
Sign up at: https://murs.illinois.gov/
ILHITREC's Clinical Informatics Specialists advise that this could be used in place of logging in to the state website for every patient to confirm they are not getting controlled drugs from multiple providers.
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CMS Extends Attestation Deadline to March 13, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the attestation deadline for providers participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program to Monday, March 13, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Registration and Attestation System is now open. Providers participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program must attest to the 2016 program requirements by March 13, 2017 at 11:59 p.m.(ET), in order to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment. The EHR reporting period was any continuous 90 days between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2016.
For those participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program in Illinois, the timeline is: First-time participants must register with CMS by March 13, 2017, in order to begin participation in the EHR Incentive program. First-time participants who miss the March 13 deadline, will not be able to begin participation, as 2016 was the last year to begin participation.
First-time participants must register and attest by March 13, 2017 in order to avoid the payment adjustment in 2018.First-time participants must register by March 13, 2017 in order to begin participation, but the last date for Medicaid participants to attest is March 31, 2017. Any first-time participant who bills Medicare Fee For Service, may be subject to the payment adjustment in 2018.
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MACRA - Quality Payment Program Begins Soon
MACRA - the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 - is set to transform the way the federal government delivers and pays for healthcare.
MACRA replaces the sustainable growth rate (SGR) Medicare Part B reimbursement model with a value-based payment system designed to lower costs and improve healthcare quality. MACRA will replace PQRS, value-based modifier (VBM) and meaningful use with two payment tracks:
- Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Alternative Payment Models (APMs)
To assist practices with these changes, Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Centers will be established soon to answer questions and provide direct technical assistance and support at no cost to practices with 15 or fewer clinicians. If you would like to be notified of the QPP Resource Center serving your practice, VISIT THIS SITE. For additional information, visit ILHITREC's MACRA website or Telligen's MACRA website.
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ABOUT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ILHITREC:
The Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (ILHITREC), under contract with the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services (HFS), is providing education, outreach and support to Medicaid providers for the Electronic Health Record Medical Incentive Payment Program (eMIPP). Northern Illinois University serves as the Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center providing EHR and meaningful use services to providers in Illinois. For more information, e-mail
info@ilhitrec.org
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