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At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation! 
     
Riverside Medical Center Experiences Success  
with TCPI Quality Improvement Program

   
Riverside Medical Center's participation in ILHITREC's TCPI program is providing the medical group with valuable guidance to successfully implement quality improvement plans central to the new value-based payment model.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and many private payers are now reimbursing providers based on patient health outcomes as opposed to a fee for service model. ILHITREC's TCPI program is helping providers throughout Illinois operate successfully in the new value-based healthcare payment model.
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Register Now for Webinar on 2017 Medicaid Meaningful Use Requirements

Please register now for ILHITREC's Webinar about "2017 Medicaid Meaningful Use Requirements." It will be held Thursday, May 4, 2017, from Noon-1 PM (CDT). Register here
 
The focus of this webinar is on 2017 Reporting Requirements for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Providers. More details about specific Measures explained during the Webinar will be included in upcoming editions of ILHITREC's Weekly News Update.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining t he webinar. If you need assistance from ILHITREC, please contact us at   info@ILHITREC.org .
 
Log-in to IMPACT Now to Avoid
MU attestation problems


ILHITREC encourages Providers to log-in to the IMPACT system now to make sure you can access the Electronic Health Record Medicaid Incentive Payment Program (eMIPP) in advance of the April 30, 2017 deadline set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This will allow you time to resolve any possible problems.

Providers can review the  eMIPP Attestation Guide for step-by-step screenshots to assist you in the process. It takes 5 minutes per provider. Doing so allows Providers to:
  • Confirm the person responsible for attestation can log-in to IMPACT (pg. 1-2)
  • Confirm in IMPACT that the person attesting has access to each provider's domain with administrator profile (pg. 3-4)
  • Have each provider's CMS ID ready
  • Confirm that information on the Federal Information section of eMIPP is up to date (pg. 5-10)
If you need assistance from ILHITREC, please contact us at   info@ILHITREC.org .
Illinois Medicaid Attestation Deadline April 30, 2017   
 
The deadline for Providers to attest in the Illinois Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program for the 2016 program year has been extended to April 30, 2017. The extension applies only to eligible providers who registered for the program at the CMS website by the March 13, 2017 registration deadline for the Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive programs, but have not yet attested to the Illinois Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for the 2016 program year. If you need assistance with attestations or deadlines, contact  info@ILHITREC.org.

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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