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At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!
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Medicaid Incentive Program Webinars Scheduled
ILHITREC invites you to register now for three important webinars about the Medicaid Incentive Program:
- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 12:00 pm (CDT): "Successfully Navigating
Medicaid Meaningful Use Audits." Join us for a review of expectations, documentation, and best practices for successfully navigating through a Meaningful Use audit.
REGISTER NOW for 9/19 Webinar!
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Tuesday, Oct. 9, 12:00 pm (CDT): "
Preparing for the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program 2018 Attestation." Be prepared for the 2018 EHR Medicaid Incentive Payment Program (eMIPP). We will review the requirements and changes for 2018.
- Wednesday, Oct. 30, 12:00 pm (CDT): "Stage 3 Meaningful Use for 2018 and 2019." While many will be attesting to Modified Stage 2 for the 2018 Medicaid attestation period, 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 for 2019.
REGISTER NOW for 10/30 Webinar!
After registering for each webinar, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining on the appropriate dates. Questions? Contact us at info@ILHITREC.org.
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2019 eCQM Flows Available Now
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and published the 2019 performance period electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) flows for eligible clinicians and eligible professionals (EPs) to the eCQI Resource Center. The eCQM flows are designed to assist in interpretation of the eCQM logic and calculation methodology for performance rates. eCQM flows provide an overview of each of the population criteria components and associated data elements that lead to the inclusion or exclusions into the eCQM's quality action (numerator).
eCQM flows supplement eCQM specifications for eligible clinicians and EPs for the following programs:
- Quality Payment Program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (Advanced APMs)
- Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+)
- The Promoting Interoperability Program
These flows are intended to be used as an additional resource when implementing eCQMs and should not be used in place of the eCQM specification or for reporting purposes. CMS plans to publish flows for eligible hospital and critical access hospital (CAH) eCQMs in September. This will be a new resource for EH and CAH eCQMs for 2019 reporting, developed in response to stakeholder feedback.
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Updates to 2018 eCQM Value Sets
CMS and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will publish updates to the eCQM value sets to align with the most recent releases to terminologies, including, but not limited to, International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10), Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System, SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, and Current Procedural Terminology. All changes to the eCQM value sets will be available by clicking at the NLM's Value Set Authority Center download tab. Updated measure information, including revised technical release notes and frequently asked questions will be available at the eCQI Resource Center website.
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Updates to 2018 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide
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Medicaid EHRs: Submit Patient Volume for Pre-Approval
ILHITREC encourages Illinois providers participating in the eMIPP program to submit patient volume for pre-approval for the 2018 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:
- TIN = _________________
- 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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National Health IT Week Observed Oct. 8-12
ILHITREC is joining partners across the nation in promoting National Health IT Week Oct. 8-12, 2018, sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). National Health IT Week raises awareness and helps the collective cause by recognizing the value of health IT. More information is available at www.healthitweek.org. HIMSS is a not-for-profit organization that globally leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology. The 2018 theme, "Catalyzing Change," will focus on catalyzing actionable change within the U.S. health system through the application of information and technology. National Health IT Week 2018 will demonstrate the value of health IT in: Supporting Healthcare Transformation; Expanding Access to High Quality Care; Increasing Economic Opportunity; and Making Communities Healthier.
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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 Electronic Health Record Medical Incentive Payment Program (eMIPP). Contact us at info@ILHITREC.org; Phone
: 815-753-5900; Fax: 815-753-7278.
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