ILHITREC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - MAY 2017

At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!    Rejections for 2016 Attestations HFS sent notices in early May to Providers whose 2016 attestations were rejected. Rejections need to be addressed by June 23, 2017 to qualify for 2016 incentive payments. ILHITREC representatives will be reaching out to contacts for those Providers to ensure you received notice and assist with resolving the issue if needed. If you've received notice from HFS, but need assistance or clarification, contact us at info@ILHITREC.org or call (815) 753-5900.   CMS Releases MIPS Lookup Tool   Unsure of your participation status in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)?  Clinicians can now use an interactive tool on the CMS Quality Payment Program website to determine if they should participate in 2017. Full story.     MIPS Participation Status Letter The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians need to take part in MIPS, the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. MIPS is an important part of the new Quality Payment Program. Full story.    Webinar Replay -  Medicaid Meaningful Use    If you missed ILHITREC's recent Webinar entitled "2017 Medicaid Meaningful Use Reporting Requirements" or want to pass the presentation on to someone else in your organization, we invite you to watch the replay. The PowerPoint slide presentation is available in PDF format. If you need assistance at any time from ILHITREC, please contact us at info@ILHITREC.org.   2017 Program Requirements on EHR Website Providers who have not demonstrated Meaningful Use successfully in a prior year and are seeking to demonstrate Meaningful Use for the first time in 2017 to avoid the 2018 payment adjustment, must attest to Modified Stage 2 objectives and measures. Providers who have demonstrated meaningful use successfully in a previous year may attest to Stage 3 objectives and measures starting in 2017. CMS encourages eligible hospitals, CAHs, and dual-eligible hospitals to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for more details about the 2017 program requirements outlined in the full story.   Updated eCQM Specifications for CY2018     The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted the 2017 annual update for ecQMs for CY2018 reporting for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, and CY2018 performance for Eligible Professions and Eligible Clinicians. Full story.      Other Important News  ·  FY18 Medicare Hospital and Long Term Acute Care Hospital Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rule and Request for Information ·  Updates to eCQM Standards, Terminology and Measures for Quality Reporting ·  2017 Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program Payment Adjustment Fact Sheet for EPs  ·  Visit the CMS Website for Updated Information MAY 2017         The latest MACRA news from CMS   ILHITREC supports Illinois providers through Great Lakes Practice Transformation Network     Join Our Mailing List   ABOUT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ILHITREC: The Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (ILHITREC), under contract with the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services (HFS), is providing education, outreach and support to Medicaid providers for the Electronic Health Record Medical Incentive Payment Program (eMIPP). Northern Illinois University serves as the Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center providing EHR and meaningful use services to providers in Illinois. For more information, e-mail info@ILHITREC.org.