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 For EHR Meaningful Use Incentives MEDICARE Incentives February 28, 2013 Last day for eligible providers to attest for CY2012 reporting year July 3, 2013 |
Last day for eligible hospitals to begin their 90-day reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use for FY 2013 |
MEDICAID Incentives March 1, 2013 - WY March 29, 2013 - MT
Last day eligible providers must register and attest for 2012 calendar year
November 29, 2013
An eligible hospital must register and attest for 2013 calendar year
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MU Stage 2 | |
Make sure you are prepared for Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs. See our full list of
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| Do Eligible Hospitals and Providers need to have their EHR certified to 2014 even if they are attesting to MU Stage 1 in 2014? |
YES, if participating in MU in 2014, you will need to be using Stage 2 certified EHR technology (certified to the 2014 Edition EHR certification criteria).
This is the case regardless of whether you are still attesting to Stage 2 or have already moved to Stage 2. |
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Affordable Care Act "Sunshine" Rule Increases Transparency in Health Care
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Countdown to Affordable Health Insurance | |
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Anticipation is building about the new Health Insurance Marketplace.
An important countdown begins October 1, 2013 when open enrollment begins for millions of Americans who never had health insurance to shop for health insurance.
This is an historic time for those Americans who never had health insurance who had to go without insurance after losing a job or becoming sick, or who had been turned down because of a pre-existing condition.
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Happy Valentine's Day
From all of us at Health Technology Services
Susan Clarke
Mary Erickson
Patty Kosednar
Sarah Leake
Daniel Meyers
Sharon Milanos
Mark Norby
Erin O'Brien
Debbie Sawyer
Marlin Sander | |
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EHR and Health IT Perspectives Newsletter
Welcome to the Montana/Wyoming Health Technology Service's (HTS) EHR and Health IT Perspectives Newsletter. |
| February 28th Deadline for Provider Attestation! | |
Eligible professionals (EPs) who participated in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program in 2012 must complete attestation for the 2012 program year by February 28, 2013. In order to be eligible to attest, you must have completed your 2012 reporting period by December 31, 2012.
Electronic Reporting Pilot Deadline
If you selected the electronic reporting pilot option for your submission of clinical quality measures (CQMs) for the EHR Incentive Program (for the 2012 reporting year), you must submit 12 months of CQM data using a PQRS-qualified EHR system or data submission vendor. Failure to submit your CQMs electronically by 11:59 pm ET on February 28, 2013 will result in your attestation being rejected for the 2012 program year.
 Let us help you with your registration and attestation needs.
Please contact your HTS REC Health Technology Consultant
or Patty Kosednar 406-461-4410
You can also visit the our website |
| MU Stage 1 - Reporting Year 2 | |
Stage 1 - You did your first reporting year. Do you know what is needed for Stage 1 Year 2?
We are ready to help you navigate the next steps of Meaningful Use . Stage 2 means higher thresholds in patient engagement and care coordination, but also includes specific requirements in e-prescribing, recording demographic information and transmitting care summaries electronically.
Contact your HTS REC Health Technology Consultant or
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You Need to Take Action!
The January 17th HIPAA Final Rule Modifications | |
On January 17, Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the final omnibus rule which greatly enhances a patient's privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their health information, and strengthens the government's ability to enforce the law. Significant modifications include -
- Making business associates directly liable for compliance with certain HIPAA Privacy and Security Provisions
- Expanding an individual's right to receive electronic copies of their health information and restrict disclosures to a health plan concerning treatment for which the individual has paid in full
- Modifying and redistributing a CE's notice of privacy practices
"This final omnibus rule marks the most sweeping changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules since they were first implemented," said HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Leon Rodriguez.
"These changes not only greatly enhance a patient's privacy rights and protections, but also strengthen the ability of my office to vigorously enforce the HIPAA privacy and security protections, regardless of whether the information is being held by a health plan, a health care provider, or one of their business associates."
Read the details...
Need help navigating the details of these HIPAA changes, including compliance deadlines?
Contact your HTS REC Health Technology Consultant or
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In February 2010, a Doctor's Unencrypted Laptop was Stolen While Traveling... | |
The number of patients affected was 3,621. The Office of Civil Rights penalty was $1,500,000 to be paid in 2012-2014.
Can You Afford a Costly Data Breach Like This In Your Practice?
Let Health Technology Services help you better understand y our risks and areas of vulnerability so you can avoid costly data breach penalties. We can help you with -
- Meaningful Use and HIPAA Security Risk Analysis
- HIPAA Mock Audits
- HIPAA Training
- Security Policies and Procedures Creation and Updates
Let HTS help you with all your HIPAA Privacy and Security needs.
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Reforms of Regulatory Requirements to Save Health Care Providers $676 Million Annually | |
US Department of Health & Human Services
February 4, 2013
Reforms to Medicare regulations identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on hospitals, and health care providers would save nearly $676 million annually and $3.4 billion over 5 years.
The proposed rule is designed to help health care providers to operate more efficiently by getting rid of regulations that are out of date or no longer needed.
For example, a key provision reduces the burden on very small critical access hospitas, as well as rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers, by eliminating the requirement that a physician be held to an excessively prescriptive schedule for being onsite once every two weeks.
Read more on the proposed rule... |
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Additional HTS Services | |
Let Health Technology Services assist you with all your HIT needs, from E.H.R selection/implementation to meaningful use and beyond. Our HIT services also include:
- HIT Consulting and Project Management
- IT Managed Services
- HIPPA Privacy and Security Assessments
- E.H.R and Essential Computer Training Programs
- MU Year 2 monitoring and Stage 2 preparation
Let HTS help you with all your HIT needs
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Health IT Resources (Links) | |
National eHealth Collaborative
"We are at a critical moment when patient engagement is becoming increasingly important given the movement toward meaningful use and accountable care."
Patient Centered Medical Home
NCQA 's Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 2011 is an innovative program for improving primary care. In a set of standards that describe clear and specific criteria, the program gives practices information about organizing care around patients, working in teams and coordinating and tracking care over time.
HealthShare Montana
HealthShare Montana is a statewide, non-profit organization, created to develop a system for the electronic exchange of healthcare information.
HealthIT.gov
HealthIT.gov makes it possible for health care providers to better manage patient care through secure use and sharing of health information.
HealthCare.gov
Prepare for the new Health Insurance marketplace, find out how the Health Care Law benefits you, learn about prevention, wellness and comparing providers, etc. |
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Thank-you for reading our newsletter. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments.
Thank-you and have a Happy and Healthy Valentine's Day!
Marlin Sander
406-457-5897
Executive Director
Health Technology Services
Montana/Wyoming Regional Extension Center
www.htsrec.com |
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