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At the Forefront
of Healthcare Transformation!
May
22, 2017
Rejections for 2016 Attestations
HFS recently sent notices 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.
Join CMS Webinar
May 22 on QPP Participation
On
Monday, May 22, from 1-2 PM (ET), the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an overview webinar "Quality
Payment Program Participation Criteria." CMS will provide an
overview of: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
participation requirements for individual clinicians and groups;
Participation requirements for Advanced Alternative Payment Models
(APMs) and MIPS APMs; A new tool that allows clinicians to check if
they are included in MIPS; and the recent participation letter sent
to clinician offices. Webinar Registration: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms/index.jsp?seid=828.
Have a specific question about the Quality Payment Program? E-mail QPP@cms.hhs.gov. Visit
qpp.cms.gov to learn more about the MIPS
participation requirements and other information on MIPS and the
Quality Payment Program. To review presentations from previous
webinars, visit the Quality
Payment Program Events page.
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.
Webinar on Medicaid Meaningful Use Requirements Replay
Available
If
you missed ILHITREC's recent Webinar entitled "2017 Medicaid
Meaningful Use Requirements" (or if you 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.
Review 2017
Program Requirements on EHR Incentive Programs 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.
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