Meaningful Use

Washington State CMHC’s started receiving Meaningful Use dollars in October 2011 under the State administered Medicaid EHR Incentive program. Over $10 Million of Medicaid incentive benefits have been approved by the State of Washington so far, and a number of Xpio Health clients were among the first to receive nearly $500,000. The EHR Incentive Program […]

CMS announced today, attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program begins. This means that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) can attest through the CMS web-based attestation system and be on their way to receiving Medicare EHR incentive payments. Several new CMS resources can help you successfully navigate the Medicare EHR […]

To qualify for incentive payments, meaningful use requirements must be met in the following ways: •Medicare EHR Incentive Program—Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must successfully demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology every year they participate in the program. •Medicaid EHR Incentive Program—Eligible professionals and eligible hospitals may qualify […]

According to CMS “In the last week, Alabama and Missouri began participating in the Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. This means that eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals in Alabama and Missouri will be able to receive incentive payments through the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. More information about the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program […]

Medicaid EHR Incentive Program  The Medicaid HIT Project is tasked with implementing and running Oregon’s Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program for eligible Oregon providers. Planning has already begun, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expect that the majority of states will have launched their Medicaid programs by the summer of 2011. Oregon is on […]

In response to a number of questions i’ve been getting on calculating group practice patient volume as an alternative to the individual EP volume, i’m re-posting the Medicaid FAQ on this subject. It’s a bit dense, so if you do have clarifications, post follow up questions and we can explore how this works in more […]

For those familiar with ARRA / HITECH and Meaningful Use, the fact that this legislation did not specifically include Behavioral Health organizations or behavioral healthcare providers has been a significant hurdle to EHR adoption and infrastructure improvement. Now, if you have read my previous posts, you know that there is an approach that allows Eligible Professionals that work […]

If you’re like alot of medical providers or facilities reading the news these days, you’ve got some questions about meaningful use. And the first question you’re probably asking is, do I qualify for incentives? It’s usually followed closely by, how much? And then right after with, what do I have to do? If you’re with a […]

If anyone out there is wondering if organizations are really receiving incentive money under the Meaningful Use Medicaid incentive program, look no further than the numbers released late February from CMS. More than 21,000 providers initiated registration for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs in January and four states reported initial Medicaid incentive payments totaling $20,425,550. That’s […]

Behavioral Healthcare organizations CAN qualify for meaningful use incentive money. Eligible Professionals (Doctors, ARNP’s, RN’s) that work (even part time contract staff can qualify) within the organization may be eligible. If you have 10 eligible staff that do qualify under the Medicaid Program for example, you could qualify for up to $637,500 in incentive money […]

Meaningful Use is coming to Washington State. Are you ready? If you are hoping to qualify for WA State Medicaid MU incentives under ARRA / HITECH, then April is the expected launch date of the State Medicaid program. We’re all waiting (on pins and needles) for the release of the SMHP (that’s the State Medicaid […]

1/31/2011 Overview of the new WA EHR Incentive Program Many providers are aware of the incentives in the federal Stimulus Bill (ARRA) to aid in the mandated transition to Electronic Health Records (EHR).  The federal government will supply 100% of the incentive payments to eligible professionals and hospitals, plus 90% of the costs for WA […]