Revisions to Medicaid IncentivesDenition of Medicaid patient encounter updated:

1 Include encounters for patients enrolled in a Medicaid program, including Title XXI-funded Medicaid expansion encounters 1 Look-back period for patient volume more exible – not tied to calendar year.

Attribution ? Patients seen by NPs or Pas under the EP’s supervision can be counted by both NP and PA and supervising EP as long as policy is consistent for entire EHR reporting period.

ONC’s Revised EHR Criteria ? Change in terminology: no longer ‘Stage 1 certication.’ Will be replaced by ‘editions,’ i.e., 2011 Edition vs. 2014 Edition. ? NPRM includes ‘new,’ ‘revised’ and ‘unchanged’ certication criteria. ? Removal of ‘possession’ requirement for measures that are optional for each Stage.