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At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!
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Webinar July 18: Navigating Meaningful Use Audits
It's not too late to register for ILHITREC's webinar about "Successfully Navigating Meaningful Use Audits" to be held Tuesday, July 18, noon-1 p.m. (CDT). Please join us for a review of expectations, documentation, and best practices for successfully navigating through a Meaningful Use audit.
The requirements have changed as to the documentation needed for an audit; so even if you have not received an audit, it is important to know what documentation to keep in case of an audit.
Register for the July 18 Webinar now! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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ILHITREC Webinar Aug. 1 on Understanding eCQMs
ILHITREC will host a webinar Tuesday, Aug. 1, noon-1 p.m. (CDT), entitled "Understanding eCQMs in 2017." This webinar will provide information for those involved in the implementation of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), including practice administrators, quality leadership, clinicians, physician assistants, information technology leadership and other professionals. Register for the Aug. 1 Webinar now! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the 2017 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture Category III (QRDA III) Implementation Guide (IG) Version 1.0 (7/07/2017) for Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Professionals (EPs) Programs with Schematron and sample files. This version replaces the 2017 CMS QRDA III IG for Eligible Clinicians Reporting v0.1 (12/29/2016). Full Story
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Spotlight on Modified Stage 2 MU Measures
ILHITREC's Clinical Informatics Specialists have developed a guide to understanding Modified Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures. Recent issues of ILHITREC's Weekly News Update have focused on individual measures. They have been compiled into one resource and are accessible through ILHITREC's website. The website will be updated as new items are added.
The Measures include:
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2017 MU Program Requirements on EHR Website
Providers who have not demonstrated Meaningful Use successfully in a prior year and are seeking to demonstrate Meaningful Use for the first time in 2017 to avoid the 2018 payment adjustment, must attest to Modified Stage 2 objectives and measures. Providers who have demonstrated meaningful use successfully in a previous year may attest to Stage 3 objectives and measures starting in 2017. CMS encourages eligible hospitals, CAHs, and dual-eligible hospitals to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for more details about the 2017 program requirements outlined in the full story.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted the 2017 annual update for ecQMs for CY2018 reporting for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, and CY2018 performance for Eligible Professions and Eligible Clinicians.
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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
[email protected].
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