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At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!
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CMS Webinar Dec. 18: 2019 IPPS Final Rule and Changes
to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has rescheduled a webinar about the
2019 IPPS Final Rule and Changes to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
for Tuesday, Dec. 18, 11 a.m.- noon (CT). This is a new date than originally announced, so if you have already registered for this webinar, you do not need to register again. If you had not registered, there is still time.
Register at:
https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=3536&seid=1209. For more information,
visit the Promoting Interoperability Programs website.
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New and Improved eCQI Resource Center Website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revealed an updated and redesigned Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center website. The eCQI Resource Center is a one-stop shop for federal eCQI initiatives that includes the most current electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications, as well as links to the tools, standards, education, and materials critical to support development, testing, implementation, and reporting of eCQMs. The eCQI Resource Center has updated its look and feel to promote a more user-friendly experience based on feedback from the community. The redesign aligns with the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website to promote continuity amongst CMS resources. The update also simplifies navigation and presents eCQI resources and information in a more manageable and meaningful way.
Tell us what you think! We are always working to improve the eCQI Resource Center. Send any suggestions for improvement, news, events, and content to ecqi-resource-center@hhs.gov. |
ILHITREC's Annual Health IT Practice Survey:
Helping You Achieve Your Health IT Goals!
Please help us shape the upcoming year by taking a short survey!
ILHITREC offers healthcare providers technical assistance, guidance and information on best practices to support the achievements in the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program, including meaningful use and quality improvement.
Your feedback on our Annual Health IT Practice Survey by Dec. 31, 2018, will be instrumental in shaping the upcoming year's education, training, technology, and service needs of Illinois clinics, practices, and physicians.Please take 5 minutes to let us know how we can support your education, training and technical assistance needs. Access the 2018 Survey here.
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Register now 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. REGISTER NOW!
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Reducing Clinician Burden
CMS has been hard at work to address the burden placed on clinicians by federal health care regulations. CMS released a letter to clinicians in November outlining how the agency is reducing burden through reform of documentation and coding requirements. The letter from Seema Verma, CMS Administrator, outlines steps being taken: Verma writes, "Through our 'Patients over Paperwork' initiative we are collecting feedback and updating policies in Medicare and Medicaid that are outdated, duplicative, or overly burdensome. Over the past year I have traveled the nation and met with clinicians, and the feedback I have heard has guided my efforts at the agency. One key initiative that we have launched involves streamlining the measures that clinicians report; a recent Health Affairs study found that U.S. medical practices in four common specialties on average spend, per physician, a striking 15.1 hours per week and over $40,000 per year reporting quality metrics. The litany of regulations in healthcare contributes to the consolidation we're seeing in the system. According to a survey by the American Medical Association, the percent of clinicians with ownership status in their practice declined from 53 percent in 2012 to 47 percent in 2016, with younger physicians more than three times as likely as older physicians to be employed by hospitals."
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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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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. Read the full story.
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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:
- 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.
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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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