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Medicaid Meaningful Use attestation deadline extended to April 30
CMS has extended the attestation deadline for Eligible Professionals (EPs) for the Illinois Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program for the 2017 program year to April 30, 2018. The April 30, 2018 extension applies only to EPs who have not yet attested to the Illinois Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for the 2017 program year.
For additional support, contact ILHITREC at
[email protected] or email CMS at
[email protected]. For specific issues, contact: Providers with general questions about IMPACT or provider enrollment, email
[email protected] or call 877-782-5565 (option #1); Providers having trouble logging in to the IMPACT system: email
[email protected] or call 888-618-8078; eMIPP questions or EHR Incentive Program policy questions, contact the EHR Help Desk via email at
[email protected] or call 217-524-7322.
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pload eMIPP reporting documentation for 2017 attestations
Below is a reminder of the documentation that needs to be uploaded for 2017 attestations:
1. Documentation of Registration of Intent for Objective 10 Public Health Reporting. Please note registration is only required ONCE for this measure, however documentation to prove ongoing engagement is required to submit yearly with the attestation.
Some examples include:
a. Actual e-mail to Public Health to verify engagement.
b. Documentation to show level of Engagement with Registry.
c. Letter or e-mail from public health agency or registry confirming successful transmission including date of submission.
d. Proof of Specialized Registries.
2. Report used to calculate patient volume.
3. Objective and Clinical Quality Measure reports that include the following:
a. Actual Meaningful Use Dashboard Report/Date Run from CEHRT System.
b. Reporting Period.
c. Provider Name/NPI.
d. Actual Numerators and Denominators for MU and CQMs.
Forget to upload your documents? If you already submitted your 2017 attestation, you can log-in to eMIPP, click on "Track" and upload your documents under the "Upload Documents" tab.
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CMS updates EHR Toolkit, Other Resources
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ubmit Patient Volume for Pre-Approval
for 2017 Medicaid EHR Program
ILHITREC encourages Illinois providers participating in the eMIPP program to submit patient volume for pre-approval for the 2017 Medicaid EHR Incentive Program as soon as possible to avoid any delays in attestation.
Use the format below to provide the following information to Mecky Lang, via email at [email protected]:
- TIN = _________________
- Group or individual numbers? _______________
- Provider type: (physician, hospital, dentist) _________________
- Date Range (90 days from either anytime during 2016 or between 4/1/17 - 11/30/17= ___________
- 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 [email protected] or visit ILHITREC.org for complete details on the wide variety of services provided by ILHITREC.
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Update on CQM Reporting Requirements
Clinical quality measures, or CQMs, are tools that help measure and track the quality of health care services provided by eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) within our health care system. These measures use data associated with health care providers' ability to deliver high-quality care or relate to long-term goals for quality health care. To participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs and receive an incentive payment, health care providers are required to submit CQM data from certified EHR technology.
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New Medicare Card: Web Updates
To help providers with the transition to the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) on Medicare cards beginning April 1, 2018, new information has been released about remittance advices.
Beginning in October 2018, through the
transition period, when providers submit a claim using a patient's valid and active Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN), CMS will return both the HICN and the MBI on every remittance advice. Here are examples of different remittance advices:
When Will My Medicare Patients Receive Their Cards?
Starting April 2018, CMS will begin mailing new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare on a flow basis, based on geographic location and other factors. Learn more about the
Mailing Strategy. Also starting April 2018, your patients will be able to check the status of card mailings in their area on
Medicare.gov. For more information, see:
Guidelines for questions from patients; or Medicare Card
overview and
provider web pages.
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EHR Incentive Program Runs Through 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds Eligible Professionals (EPs) and Eligible Hospitals (EHs) that the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, which is administered voluntarily by states and territories, will continue through 2021. Read the full story here.
To participate in the program in 2017, EPs and EHs must attest to:
ILHITREC's Clinical Informatics Specialists are trained to assist you with any questions or concerns related to the EHR Incentive Programs. Contact us at [email protected] or visit ILHITREC.org for complete details on the wide variety of services provided by ILHITREC.
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Medicare finalizes 2018 payment and quality reporting changes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released two final rules impacting Medicare physician payment policies and quality reporting requirements. First, CMS finalized modifications to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment models (APMs) participation options and requirements for 2018. CMS estimates the vast majority of eligible clinicians and groups will participate in MIPS, making it the default track again in 2018. Read the full story here.
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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 Electronic Health Record Medical Incentive Payment Program (eMIPP). Contact us at [email protected]; Phone
: 815-753-5900; Fax: 815-753-7278.
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