1 presented by jacqueline koffi, program director georgia medicaid electronic health records...
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1Presented by Jacqueline Koffi, Program Director
Georgia MedicaidElectronic Health Records Incentives Program
Hometown HealthMonthly Medicaid Update
April 6th, 2011
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ACCESS
Access to affordable, quality health
care in our communities
RESPONSIBLE
Responsible health planning
and use of health care resources
HEALTHY
Healthy behaviors and
improved health
outcomes
Dept. of Community Health
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GA Medicaid EHR Incentives Program
Hospital Incentive Payment
Calculator
The Program will provide incentive
payments to eligible Acute
Care and Children’s
Hospitals as they adopt, implement, upgrade or
demonstrate meaningful use of
certified EHR technology.
Acute Care and
Children’s Hospitals
“Better care anywhere”
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Acute Care HospitalsCCN range: [0001-0879; 1300-1399]
Children’s Hospitals CCN range: [3300-3399]
Eligible Hospitals (EHs)
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Eligibility - Patient Volumes
Acute care hospitals• At least 10% Medicaid patient
volume• 90-day period in calendar year
preceding payment year• Average length of stay: ≤25 days
Children's hospitals• No Medicaid patient volume
requirements• Children’s wings of larger hospitals are
excludedOR
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Incentive Amounts
Base amount adjusted according to the results of the hospital incentive calculator
Payments do not have to be consecutive if the hospital registers BEFORE 2016
Total incentive payment is divided into three (3) payments of 40%, 40% and 20%
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Certified Electronic Health Records Technology
Use
Certified
EHR
Technology!
http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert
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Adopt (purchase and install)
Your certified EHR technology does not have to be “up and running” to register for the EHR incentive program.
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Implement (start using)
Start using the certified EHR technology you have already purchased.
Make sure the EHR technology is certified!
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Upgrade
Update or Upgrade
your current technology to one that is certified by the ONC
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Upgrade
Update or Upgrade
your current technology must betested and certified by an Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ATCB)
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Path to Payment – What you can do now!
Required Registration Information
PECOS Number
CMS Certification Number (CCN)
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Hospital Tax Identification Number
Register with CMS
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Path to Payment
Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive
Program Registration and Attestation System
https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action
Register with CMS
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Path to Payment
Georgia Medicaid EHR Incentives Program registration begins late Summer 2011
Providers will use their current GA Medicaid web portal ID and Password to access registration for incentive payments.
Register with Georgia
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Path to Payment
AdoptImplementUpgrade
Certified EHR Technology
Attest Technology
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Additional Information
Resources
CMS EHR website:http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/01_Overview.asp
Georgia Medicaid EHR website:
http://dch.georgia.gov/ehr
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Additional Information
GA Medicaid EHR Incentives Program:
CMS EHR Information Center Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
1-888-734-6433 (primary number) or
888-734-6563 (TTY number)
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Health Information Technology and Transparency Team
Ruth Carr
Senior Deputy General Counsel
State HIT Coordinator
404.654.5701
Kelly Gonzalez
Director
Health Information Technology
404.654.5703
Jacqueline KoffiProgram DirectorEHR Incentives [email protected]