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March 1st, 2014 The California Institute of Mental Health (CiMH) has awarded Xpio Health an annual contract for ongoing HIPAA and CyberSecurity support for both CiMH systems, and the California counties supported by CiMH. “I’m excited to expand our partnership with CiMH and the Counties and look forward to continuing to offer high value IT […]

2014-03-10 NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   Thad Dickson receives (ISC)²® HCISPP® Healthcare Security Certification (ISC)² CISSP certification continues to be recognized as gold standard for information security industry Xpio Health, WA., U.S.A., March 10th, 2014 – (ISC)²® (“ISC)-squared”), the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software […]

2/3/2013 – (Sacramento, CA) Xpio Health, a Washington State based technology and consulting firm specializing in behavioral healthcare, announced today that the California Institute of Mental Health (CiMH) has awarded them the contract to provide technical support services to the 34 member counties of CiMH. The California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH) was established in […]

Xpio Health will be joining the Washington State Health Care Authority for a multi-city tour to discuss Meaningful Use. Join us in a city near you to interact directly with staff, ask questions, and put your organization on the path to Meaningful Use. Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Announces Free Series of Workshops – How to Maximize […]

Yes, Xpio Health will be at HIMSS this year. And since we specialize in Behavioral Health, let me take a minute to explain why. Although the organizations Xpio Health works with tend to be familiar with acronyms like NIMH, SATVA, NCCBH, and MHCA, the letters in HIMSS tend to be less familiar. So, HIMSS stands […]

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 […]

According to the just released MACPAC March 2011 Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP “Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are sources of health care coverage for 76 million people, almost one quarter of the population. Medicaid finances health care and related services for more than 30 million low-income children, […]

If you’re in behavioral health care and have been hearing about ACOs, you might be thinking – hey, this sounds familiar. And it should. You see, mental health case managers already employ many of the same concepts being suggested within the ACO model. Don’t let the fancy acronym fool you – an ACO is basically […]

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 […]