On a recent call with CMS and Eligible Providers (EP) regarding the registration for the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, we learned that, due to some software limitations, each EP needs to register individually before they can attest for Meaningful Use and cannot designate another member of the practice such as the office manager or IT professional to register for him/her.
CMS explained that a software update will be made this spring which will allow EPs to designate their registration to someone else in their practice and has advised that if you have not yet registered, please wait until this spring. As soon as CRHC receives information about this update, we will post it to this blog.
It is important to note that this only affects EP registration and eligible hospitals and CAHs can register at any time. For more information about registering for the Medicare of Medicaid incentive program, please click here.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
THE Consortium in the News!
Recently The Holyoke Enterprise published an article about the Family Practice at Holyoke's transition to an electronic medical records (EMR) system and the work that has been done and is continuing as they strive towards reaching Stage 1 Meaningful Use.
David Ginsberg, Senior Advisor to THE Consortium, CRHC's Health Information Technology program, was quoted in the article discussing Holyoke's successes and outlook for the future along with work being done with Melissa Memorial Hospital to implement an EMR.
To read the entire article, click here. To learn more about THE Consortium, visit CRHC's website.
David Ginsberg, Senior Advisor to THE Consortium, CRHC's Health Information Technology program, was quoted in the article discussing Holyoke's successes and outlook for the future along with work being done with Melissa Memorial Hospital to implement an EMR.
To read the entire article, click here. To learn more about THE Consortium, visit CRHC's website.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
National Provider Call on Registration for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals
Friday, Feb. 18
1-2:30 p.m. EST, 11-12:30 p.m. MST
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to a national provider call addressing how eligible professionals can register for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Learn if you are eligible for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, how to register, and what other steps you must take to receive an incentive payment. CMS will also discuss switching between the Medicare and Medicaid programs, reassigning incentive payments, and how to get help. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
The target audience for this call is eligible professionals under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, including:
• Physicians (primarily doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy);
• Nurse practitioners;
• Certified nurse-midwives;
• Dentists; and
• Physician assistants who furnish services in a federally-qualified health center or rural health clinic that is led by a physician assistant.
To qualify for an incentive payment under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, an eligible professional must meet Medicaid patient volume criteria.
In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. (Note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in information.)
Registration will close at 1p.m. EST on Thursday Feb. 17, or when available space has been filled. Click here to register. Click here to access materials for the call.
1-2:30 p.m. EST, 11-12:30 p.m. MST
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to a national provider call addressing how eligible professionals can register for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Learn if you are eligible for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, how to register, and what other steps you must take to receive an incentive payment. CMS will also discuss switching between the Medicare and Medicaid programs, reassigning incentive payments, and how to get help. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
The target audience for this call is eligible professionals under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, including:
• Physicians (primarily doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy);
• Nurse practitioners;
• Certified nurse-midwives;
• Dentists; and
• Physician assistants who furnish services in a federally-qualified health center or rural health clinic that is led by a physician assistant.
To qualify for an incentive payment under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, an eligible professional must meet Medicaid patient volume criteria.
In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. (Note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in information.)
Registration will close at 1p.m. EST on Thursday Feb. 17, or when available space has been filled. Click here to register. Click here to access materials for the call.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
THE Consortium Webinar: Meaningful Use - Menu Set Objectives
Join us for the February Consortium webinar on Thursday, February 17th from 12:00-1:15 pm MT where we will learn more about the Meaningful Use Menu Set Objectives - each provider/clinic and each CAH/hospital must choose 5 of the 10 available and this webinar will help you understand each one along with any exclusions.
To register for this webinar, click here.
To register for this webinar, click here.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Free Health Information Technology (HIT) Webinars
Presented by
Arizona Telemedicine Program and
Southwest Telehealth Resource Center
Wednesday, February 2, 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. (MST)
Evolving HIT: Telehealth Technologies and the Medical Home
Dale Alverson, MD
Medical Director, Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, University of New Mexico Health Sciences & President of American Telemedicine Association
Click here to register.
Contact Tracy Skinner for more information (520.626.6103) or tskinner@email.arizona.edu or click here.
Arizona Telemedicine Program and
Southwest Telehealth Resource Center
Wednesday, February 2, 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. (MST)
Evolving HIT: Telehealth Technologies and the Medical Home
Dale Alverson, MD
Medical Director, Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, University of New Mexico Health Sciences & President of American Telemedicine Association
Click here to register.
Contact Tracy Skinner for more information (520.626.6103) or tskinner@email.arizona.edu or click here.
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