At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation
ILHITREC Interchange Newsletter
January, 2019
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ILHITREC Webinar Jan. 15: Preparing for Successful Stage 3 Medicaid Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Attestation
It's not too late to register for ILHITREC's Webinar entitled "Preparing for Successful Stage 3 Medicaid Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Attestation." It will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at noon. Stage 3 will be required in 2019. Find out how these changes will impact your organization and what you can be doing now to prepare. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar.
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ILHITREC's Lanum is Certified Health Coach
Kerri Lanum, MS, Clinical Informatics Specialist with ILHITREC,
has completed her health coaching certification. She earned her Certified Health Coach (CHC) certificate from the National Association of Health Coaches.
Lanum will be able to use Evidence-based Health Coaching (EBHC)® with Motivational Interviewing(MI) appropriate to healthcare and wellness settings and to help facilitate change processes. Lanum and ILHITREC's team of Clinical Informatics Specialists are available to help you navigate through the complex Promoting Interoperability Program.
Contact us at info@ILHITREC.org or visit ILHITREC.org for complete details on the wide variety of services provided by ILHITREC.
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ILHITREC's Wiseman Recognized
by HIMSS
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Lauren Wiseman, a Clinical Informatics Specialist at ILHITREC, has been recognized as the 2018 HIMSS Chapter Advocate of the Year. HIMSS is the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. A letter congratulating Lauren reads, "Thanks to your
generous dedication and leadership, the Greater Illinois Chapter has been in the forefront of
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leading change in health information and technology. Among your long list of achievements, we are recognizing you for your efforts in enthusiastically leading and speaking on behalf of the Chapter Advocacy Roundtable, elevating the importance of advocacy through integrating it into Chapter Leader Exchange, mentoring your successor, Sue Sarhage, and working with the Illinois Department of Public Health to continuously advance Health IT within the state."
Wiseman, MSN, RN-BC, also serves as Clinical Services Manager for Communities of Illinois Health Information Exchange (CIHIE, formerly Central Illinois Health Information Exchange. She will be formally recognized at the HIMSS19 Global Conference & Exhibition on Feb. 12, in Orlando, FL.
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CMS Webinar Jan. 30: Eligible Clinician
eCQM Diabetes Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host "Eligible Clinician eCQM Diabetes Measures" on Jan. 30, from 11 am-noon (CST). This one-hour webinar will provide an in-depth review of the Diabetes electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) including: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) (CMS122), Eye Exam (CMS131), and Medical Attention for Nephropathy (CMS134).
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It will provide an introduction to the top reported Diabetes measures and address terminology and value set changes for 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Quality performance period. The webinar is intended to prepare eligible clinicians, vendors, quality, and health information technology staff for eCQM reporting. It is the third in a series of five educational sessions to provide relevant information to support successful understanding, interpretation, and implementation of eCQMs.
Register now as space is limited and will be closed when capacity is reached. The webinar will be recorded; a replay with presentation slides will be available on the
eCQI Resource Center website within 2 weeks following the program.
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Submit Patient Volume for Pre-Approval
for Medicaid EHR Program
ILHITREC encourages Illinois providers participating in the eMIPP program to submit patient volume for pre-approval for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program as soon as possible to avoid any delays in attestation. Use the format below to provide the following information via email to
hfs.ehrincentive@illinois.gov:
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- Payee TIN = _________________
- Payee NPI __________________
- Group or individual numbers? _______________
- Provider type: (physician, hospital, dentist) _________________
- Selecting a Date Range: (Select Calendar Year 2017 only for Pre-Approval
- Date Range: Calendar Year, any 90-day period in 2017 ___________
- Can not use the same date or overlap date used for Attestation Year 2017
- Straight Medicaid (only traditional Medicaid & All Kids) = _______________
- Medicaid Managed Care = ________________
- Total Encounters for all payees = ________________
Primary Contact:
Primary Phone:
Primary Email:
Please note that ILHITREC's Clinical Informatics Specialists are trained to assist you with any questions or concerns related to the EHR Incentive Programs. Contact us at info@ILHITREC.org or visit ILHITREC.org for complete details on the wide variety of services provided by ILHITREC.
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Other Important Health IT News...
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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, EHR, and Meaningful Use support to Medicaid providers for the Promoting Interoperability Program. Contact us at info@ILHITREC.org.
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