ICAAP-lets Update - July 26, 2017

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TOP NEWS Exhibitor Registration 8th Annual ABC Conference: Nearly 70% of Tables Sold, Early Bird Registration Deadline 7/31 ICAAP ICAAP will host the 8th Annual ABC (Autism, Behavior, and Complex Medical Needs) Conference "Lives in the Balance: Caring for Children with Special Needs, Their Families, Their Communities, And Ourselves in These Precarious Times" on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Moraine Business and Conference Center in Palos Hills, IL. Early bird exhibitor registration will end after July 31, and capacity is already nearing 70%. Take advantage of the lower rate and secure your spot before spaces are sold out! By exhibiting at this conference, you will interact with over 250 pediatricians, family physicians, allied healthcare professionals, and community service providers (home visitors, Early Intervention professionals, child care providers, social workers, and special education providers) who would benefit from knowledge of/making referrals to your services, and using your products with their patients, clients, and families. For more information about the conference and the exhibitor opportunity, please see the exhibitor prospectus, visit the conference website, or contact José Muñoz at jmunoz@illinoisaap.com or 312/733-1026 x211.    NEWS PROVIDED BY ICAAP New Frontiers in Pediatric Critical Care: A Joint Pediatric Conference of the Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium & American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Critical Care Lurie Children's Hospital and AAP This event, sponsored by Lurie Children's Hospital and the AAP Section on Critical Care, is designed to educate attendees on the latest clinical and research advancements in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The conference will be held September 15-17. Early bird registration rates end August 15. For more information, view the conference website.     ILLINOIS NEWS Illinois Law Requires Coverage of Pediatric Autoimmune Disorders Reuters Illinois became the first state in the country on Tuesday to enact a law requiring insurers to cover medical treatment for two pediatric autoimmune disorders. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed "Charlie's Law," which will provide coverage for treatments for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Strep (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS).  READ MORE Bed Bug Numbers on the Rise in Central Illinois Herald & Review Bed bugs, once nearly extinct in the United States, have come scurrying back in greater numbers — and Central Illinois has been one of their landing spots. In hotels, apartment buildings, homes, restaurants, churches, libraries, movie theaters, taxis, storage sheds, schools, workplaces — the small, flat, brown bugs with the big bite are back, and they’re everywhere.  READ MORE    NATIONAL NEWS Can Dirty Diapers Offer Clues to the Infant Brain? HealthDay News Babies' diapers may hold clues to their brain development, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed fecal samples from dozens of 1-year-olds and assessed their thinking (cognitive) skills a year later. The results revealed a link between certain types of microbes in the infants' feces and higher levels of brain development at age 2.  READ MORE Study Determines Safest Temperature and Duration For Body-Cooling of Newborns News-Medical.net After more than 20 years of research on the best treatment for full-term infants affected by oxygen deprivation during the birthing process, Seetha Shankaran, M.D., neonatologist at DMC's Children's Hospital of Michigan and Hutzel Women's Hospital, served as the lead investigator in a definitive Journal of the American Medical Association study that documented the safest depth and duration of body-cooling to minimize injury from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborns.  READ MORE FSU Researcher Develops Art Therapy Best Practices for Children With Autism Florida State University A Florida State University researcher is working with art therapists to find better ways to treat children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Theresa Van Lith, assistant professor of art therapy in FSU’s Department of Art Education, led a study that surveyed art therapists working with children with ASD to develop a clearer understanding of their techniques and approaches. The study was published this month in the journal Arts in Psychotherapy.  READ MORE    MISSED AN ISSUE OF ICAAP-LETS UPDATE? VISIT AND SEARCH THE ARCHIVE TODAY. Pediatric Researchers Offer Solutions to Bedwetting By Children Medical Xpress If you're up in the middle of the night putting your child's soaked-through bed sheets and pajamas into the washing machine again, you might be wondering how long until you don't have to do this anymore. For most children, bedwetting and daytime accidents are just a passing phase, but for some, there is an underlying urinary incontinence issue that should be checked out by a pediatric urologist.  READ MORE Small Drop in Measles Vaccinations Would Have Outsized Effect Stanford University School of Medicine Small reductions in childhood measles vaccinations in the United States would produce disproportionately large increases in the number of measles cases and in related public health costs, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine.  READ MORE Nutrition Advice Aimed at Children Also Improves Parents' Diets Medical News Today Nutrition advice aimed at children also improves parents' diets, according to research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. "Diets high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat have been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events and death in adults," said lead author Dr Johanna Jaakkola, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Turku, Finland. "Very little is known about the long-term effects of nutrition advice for children on the diets and health of parents."  READ MORE    TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most. New Comparison Chart Sheds Light on Babies' Tears (Medical Xpress) West Nile Virus Detected On Chicago's North Shore (Winnetka Patch) Report: Lots of Kids Misdiagnosed as Allergic to Penicillin (Chicago Tribune) 6-Year-Old Chicago Girls to Travel to DC to Lobby Against Medicaid Cuts (WMAQ-TV)

ILHITREC News Update Monday, July 24, 2017

At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!  Monday, July 24, 2017 2017 Illinois Health IT Survey Deadline July 28 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 28th to help inform the health information technology environment in Illinois. We appreciate your participation!      Webinar Aug. 1 on Understanding eCQMs  ILHITREC will host a webinar Tuesday, Aug. 1, noon-1 p.m., entitled "Understanding eCQMs in 2017."   This webinar will provide information for those involved in the implementation of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), including practice administrators, quality leadership, clinicians, physician assistants, information technology leadership and other professionals. Register now! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.   Webinar Replay: Successfully Navigating Meaningful Use Audits  If you missed ILHITREC's Webinar July 18, entitled "Successfully Navigating Meaningful Use Audits" (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.   Focus on Meaningful Use Measures: Modified Stage 2   [NOTE: This ILHITREC feature will regularly spotlight different Meaningful Use and other Measures] Secure Electronic Messaging Objective: Use secure electronic messaging to communicate with patients on relevant health information. Attestation: Attest to the number of patients in the denominator for whom a secure electronic message is sent to the patient (or patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure message sent by the patient (or patient-authorized representative). Measure Requirements: The resulting percentage should be greater than 5% for the EP to meet the measure Benefits of Secure Electronic Messaging Improved Patient & Family Engagement Quicker response time for patients to receive answers to their questions Improved office efficiency by decreasing phone calls Assists patients to better manage their condition Meet Meaningful Use Tips and Resources: Measure 1: * Exclusion: Any EP who has no office visits during the EHR reporting period, or any EP who conducts 50 percent or more of his or her patient encounters in a county that does not have 50 percent or more of its housing units with 4Mbps broadband availability according to the latest information available from the FCC on the first day of the EHR reporting period. * A follow up audit would expect a report from the provider's EHR showing numerator and denominator values for the measure during the reporting period. * Link to CMS Specification sheet for this measure * A patient-initiated message would only count toward the numerator if the provider responds to the patient. * The patient action may occur before, during, or after the EHR reporting period. However, in order to count in the numerator, it must occur within the EHR reporting period if that period is a full calendar year, or if it is less than a full calendar year, within the calendar year in which the EHR reporting period occurs.         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. You are receiving this email because you are a key stakeholder of ILHITREC. Contact us at info@iILHITREC.org.  Phone: 815-753-5900; Fax: 815-753-7278.

ILHITREC News Update Monday, July 24, 2017

At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!  Monday, July 24, 2017 2017 Illinois Health IT Survey Deadline July 28 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 28th to help inform the health information technology environment in Illinois. We appreciate your participation!      Webinar Aug. 1 on Understanding eCQMs  ILHITREC will host a webinar Tuesday, Aug. 1, noon-1 p.m., entitled "Understanding eCQMs in 2017."   This webinar will provide information for those involved in the implementation of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), including practice administrators, quality leadership, clinicians, physician assistants, information technology leadership and other professionals. Register now! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.   Webinar Replay: Successfully Navigating Meaningful Use Audits  If you missed ILHITREC's Webinar July 18, entitled "Successfully Navigating Meaningful Use Audits" (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.   Focus on Meaningful Use Measures: Modified Stage 2   [NOTE: This ILHITREC feature will regularly spotlight different Meaningful Use and other Measures] Secure Electronic Messaging Objective: Use secure electronic messaging to communicate with patients on relevant health information. Attestation: Attest to the number of patients in the denominator for whom a secure electronic message is sent to the patient (or patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure message sent by the patient (or patient-authorized representative). Measure Requirements: The resulting percentage should be greater than 5% for the EP to meet the measure Benefits of Secure Electronic Messaging Improved Patient & Family Engagement Quicker response time for patients to receive answers to their questions Improved office efficiency by decreasing phone calls Assists patients to better manage their condition Meet Meaningful Use Tips and Resources: Measure 1: * Exclusion: Any EP who has no office visits during the EHR reporting period, or any EP who conducts 50 percent or more of his or her patient encounters in a county that does not have 50 percent or more of its housing units with 4Mbps broadband availability according to the latest information available from the FCC on the first day of the EHR reporting period. * A follow up audit would expect a report from the provider's EHR showing numerator and denominator values for the measure during the reporting period. * Link to CMS Specification sheet for this measure * A patient-initiated message would only count toward the numerator if the provider responds to the patient. * The patient action may occur before, during, or after the EHR reporting period. However, in order to count in the numerator, it must occur within the EHR reporting period if that period is a full calendar year, or if it is less than a full calendar year, within the calendar year in which the EHR reporting period occurs.         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. You are receiving this email because you are a key stakeholder of ILHITREC. Contact us at info@iILHITREC.org.  Phone: 815-753-5900; Fax: 815-753-7278.