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At the Forefront
of Healthcare Transformation!
Monday,
June 26, 2017
ILHITREC Webinar: Successfully
Navigating MU Audits
ILHITREC will host a webinar about "Successfully
Navigating Meaningful Use Audits" Tuesday, July 18, noon-1 p.m.
(CDT). Please join us for a review of expectations, documentation,
and best practices for successfully navigating through a Meaningful
Use audit. Register
now! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email
containing information about joining the webinar.
CMS Webinar on
Proposed Rule for Year 2 of QPP
On Monday, June 26, from 1-2:30 p.m. (ET), the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an overview
webinar on the Medicare Quality Payment Program Year 2 proposed rule.
Join the webinar to hear CMS policy experts provide an overview of
proposed participation requirements for the second year of the
Quality Payment Program. Register
here.
Please note that space for this webinar is limited.
Register now to secure your spot. After you register, you will
receive a follow-up e-mail with step-by-step instructions about how
to log-in to the webinar. There will be a Q&A session if time
allows. However, CMS must protect the rulemaking process and comply
with the Administrative Procedure Act. Participants are invited to
share initial comments or questions, but only comments formally
submitted through the process outlined by the Federal Register will be
taken into consideration by CMS. See the Proposed
Rule for information on how to submit a comment. For more
information, CMS encourages participants to review the Proposed
Rule, press
release, and fact
sheet prior to the webinar. Additional resources are also
available on the CMS website.
Hardship Exemption Deadline for 2016 is July 1st
Providers eligible to participate in the Medicare EHR
Incentive Program as an Eligible Professional (EP), Eligible
Hospital, or Critical Access Hospital (CAH), may be exempt from
Medicare penalties if you can show that demonstrating Meaningful Use
would result in a significant hardship. To be considered for an
exemption (to avoid a payment adjustment) you must complete a
Hardship Exception application along with the proof of the hardship.
If approved, the hardship exemption is valid for only one payment
year and you would need to submit a new application for subsequent
years.
- 2018 Eligible Professional
(EP) Hardship Form: The deadline for
Eligible Professionals (EPs) to submit Hardship forms for the 2018
payment adjustment, based on the 2016 EHR reporting period is July 1,
2017. Please see the links below for instructions and the
application:
- 2017 Eligible Professionals
Transitioning to MIPS Hardship Form:
The deadline for Eligible Professionals (EPs) to submit Hardship
forms for the 2018 payment adjustment, based on the 2016 EHR
reporting period is October 1, 2017. Please see the links below
for instructions and the application:
- An
Eligible Professional (EP) may submit this Hardship Exception Application
if the EP has never before successfully attested to meaningful
use under the EHR Incentive Program and is transitioning to MIPS
in Program Year 2017.
- If
an EP meets the criteria for this one time exception to the 2018
EHR Incentive Program payment adjustment, the EP must submit
this application no later than Oct. 1, 2017.
- If
an EP has successfully attested to Meaningful Use under the EHR
Incentive Program in the past, but was unable to attest for a
reason beyond their control in Program Year 2016, the EP can
submit the standard Hardship Exception Application. Do not
submit this application. (See above)
Input needed now on the 2017 Illinois
Health IT Survey!
Your input about Health IT in Illinois is critical to
determining the extent of health information technology use by
providers and hospitals in Illinois. Survey topics include EHR
adoption, utilization and functionality, as well as Health
Information Exchange participation. The results will help with
current and future support and resources for providers,
practices and hospitals in Illinois.Please complete the 2017 Illinois
Health IT Survey by July 14th
to
help inform the health information technology environment in
Illinois. We appreciate your participation!
IRHA Annual Educational Conference
The Illinois Rural Health Association's Annual
Educational Conference will be held Aug. 9-10, in Champaign, IL.
Register online at www.ilruralhealth.org. For
more details, print a PDF
of the IRHA Conference brochure. Be sure to make your hotel
reservations by July 8, at the Hilton Garden Inn (217-352-9970), to
get the discounted $110 rate using the code IRHA17.
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