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ILHITREC 
Interchange
Newsletter
 
January 2021
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The deadline for attesting for the 
2020 Attestation 
Medicaid PI Program is 
February 28, 2021
The end of the 2020 Attestation Year for the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program (PI) is rapidly approaching. The deadline is earlier than in subsequent attestation years.  For further details, please check the Promoting Interoperability Program Attestation Extension Provider Notice.

Eligible Providers (EPs) are required to provide supporting documentation at the time of attestation for Public Health Registries for which EPs are attesting.  The MURS website is no longer operational.  To assist you with contacting the various Public Health Registries and to obtain the current year level of engagement, links for contact information are listed below. 

A. Public Health Registries

For information on submitting public health data to IDPH please contact:
B. Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (ILPMP)
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Updated 2021 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide for Eligible Professionals and Eligible Clinicians following the publication of the CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an update to the 2021 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Implementation Guide (IG) for Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Professionals to support Calendar Year (CY) 2021 reporting. 

The update includes the list of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) finalized by CMS for the CY 2021 Performance Period based on the CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule released on December 1, 2020. It also includes information for Improvement Activity Identifiers, Promoting Interoperability Objectives and Measures, and Promoting Interoperability Attestation Statement Identifiers finalized by CMS for the CY 2021 Performance Period based on the CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.  FURTHER DETAILS ON THE UPDATED 2021 CMS QRDA

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Unbundling The Family Doctor: 
How The Traditional Primary Care Experience Is Being Disrupted

From on-demand consultations to digital health coaching, here's how startups are unbundling family medicine. The role of the family doctor - and the traditional primary care experience - is being disrupted across a number of core functions.
 
Primary care (or family) physicians play a vital role in the health of individuals, families, and communities at large. Serving both as the first point of contact and as dedicated, longitudinal care advocates, primary care physicians (PCPs) have an ongoing responsibility to their patients' comprehensive care needs - chronic, preventive, and acute - across care settings. Through these enduring partnerships, family physicians help patients make efficient use of the health system; adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles; and prevent, understand, and manage illnesses. However, for years, primary care providers have been facing growing challenges related to access, physician burnout, and practice costs. The Covid-19 pandemic has further exacerbated these issues. Continue reading

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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].