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ILHITREC 
Interchange
Newsletter
March 2021
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Earn your last payment in the Illinois Medicaid PI Program!
 
We will be entering the LAST Attestation Year for the Illinois Medicaid PI Program. The attestation period for the 2021 program year begins May 1, 2021 and ends August 31, 2021. The latest possible 90-day EHR reporting period is June 2, 2021 through August 30, 2021.

Medicaid Provider Incentive Payments states that no payment may be made after CY2021. It is for this reason that the attestation periods for the final program year has been condensed. We encourage you to attest early since this is the end of the program and there will not be any extensions. 

For assistance with your final attestation, ILHITREC is ready to help. Please contact us at [email protected].

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Everything you need to
know for the
2021 Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Attestation
Don't miss this important webinar discussing the requirements for the FINAL year of the Medicaid PI program. This is your last chance to earn incentive payments through this program. We will review new deadlines, program requirements and considerations for your practice in the attestation process.

Tuesday May 11th at 12 noon to 1pm CT.    REGISTER HERE.

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Ascension expands 
pilot of 
Google EHR search tool
The fragmentation of health data is a huge problem for the U.S. healthcare system, contributing to the massive amount of waste and duplicative care. The lack of data sharing has been highlighted recently by the coronavirus pandemic, though the federal government and some of its private sector partners have been trying to ameliorate it for years.

The Google tool, called Care Studio, aggregates patient data from separate software systems across inpatient and outpatient facilities, allowing doctors to search the data much like a search engine in a web browser. The tool, which is an optional add-on that does not replace existing EHR systems, surfaces the specific information requested and additional context in a bid to give clinician's a holistic view of a patient's care needs, according to Conrado.   Continue Reading.

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If you missed our webinar,
Information Blocking: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know,
you can View the PDF here or
View the Webinar here.

If you missed one of our 2020 or 2021 Webinars, check out our website.  You can view all the past webinars there.

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Please note that ILHITREC's Clinical Informatics Specialists have expertise to assist you with any questions or concerns related to the EHR Incentive Programs. Contact us at [email protected] or visit ILHITREC for complete details on the wide variety of services provided by ILHITREC.
 
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 [email protected].