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Important Dates

 

For EHR Meaningful Use Incentives in 2013

 

July 3 2013

Last day for eligible hospitals to begin their 90-day reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use for FY 2013.

 

September 30, 2013

Last day of federal fiscal year.  Reporting year ends for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals. 

 

October 1, 2013

90-day reporting begins for eligible hospitals and critical hospitals for FY 2014.

 

November 29, 2013

An eligible hospital must register and attest for 2013 calendar year.

 

December 31, 2013

Reporting year ends for eligible professionals.

 

See Complete CMS MU Timeline 

 

 

Make sure you are prepared for Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs.  See our full list of

 MU Services

 Meaningful Use

July 3 Deadline for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals

  deadline

To get fiscal year 2013 incentive dollars, your Meaningful Use 90-day reporting period must start by July 3.

 

Secure Messaging - a requirement for Stage 2 MU   

HSMDirect is a service of HealthShare Montana that allows authorized healthcare providers to send and receive secure messages that include a patient's protected health information (PHI).

 

HSMDirect is designed to ensure that PHI is sent and received using industry best practice security controls that are, at a minimum, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

 

Contact your HTS Health Technology Consultant or

 

Patty Kosednar

406-461-4410 

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From all of us at Health Technology Services

 

Deb Anderson 

Susan Clarke

Lisa Corino

Mary Erickson

Patty Kosednar

Sarah Leake

Daniel Meyers

Sharon Milanos

Mark Norby

Marlin Sander

Issue #10    

       July, 2013   

 EHR and Health IT Perspectives Newsletter   

     
 Welcome to the Montana/Wyoming Health Technology Service's (HTS) EHR and Health IT Perspectives Newsletter. 
Are You Prepared for a CMS MU Audit?

free webinar  

Are you prepared for a CMS MU Audit??  Health Technology Services is hosting a free Webinar to provide guidance on CMS MU Audit preparedness. 

Please join us to learn more on -

 

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

 

1:00 - 1:30 pm MT for Eligible Providers

1:30 - 2:00 pm MT for Eligible Hospitals

 

Registration is Required. Register on our website:  www.htsrec.com 

 

Don't miss other upcoming Free Webinars

 

Wednesday, August 21, 1 pm MT- MU Stage 2 Requirements

Wednesday, September 18, 1 pm MT - HIPAA Privacy and Security

 

HTS Assistance for Year 2/Stage 1 MU

It's not too late to get assistance for your second year of meaningful use reporting.  HTS is offering discounted pricing for the remainder of 2013 for MU assistance for eligible providers who are in their second reporting year of MU.  

 

Contact your HTS REC Health Technology Consultant or
Patty Kosednar 406-461-4410
  
See more about our MU services on our website

 

 See the following resources - 

CAH II Physicians Now Eligible for Medicare MU Incentives

CAH II Physicians Now Eligible for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program

 

Physicians who assign their reimbursement and billing to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) under Method II (CAH IIs) are now eligible to participate in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program as eligible professionals (EPs).

 

In order for CAH II physicians to participate, CMS is implementing system changes to capture their National Provider Identifier (NPI) and line-of-service payment information. This ensures their claims are tied to the specific services rendered.

 

Incentive Payments Begin in 2014

CAH II physicians can begin participation in calendar year (CY) 2013. However, due to the time required to implement the system changes, they will not be able to submit attestations until January 2014.

 

See the CMS Tipsheet 

 

 Contact your HTS Health Technology Consultant

 or Patty Kosednar 406-461-4410

  
  
Additional HTS Services 

Let Health Technology Services assist you with all your HIT needs, from EHR selection/implementation to meaningful use and beyond.  Our HIT services also include: 

  • MU Year 2 Monitoring and Stage 2 Preparation
  • HIT Consulting and Project Management
  • HIPAA Privacy and Security Assessments and New Network Penetration Testing
  • New Lean Sigma Healthcare Methodology
  • New Lean Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) 
  • New HSMDirect Secure Messaging  

Contact your HTS REC Health Technology Consultant for help or 

Patty Kosednar 406-461-4410 


See more at about these services on our website

Health IT Resources (Links)

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. 
  
New CMS MU Stage 2 Resources

New resource to help eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) prepare for Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs.

  
CMS Interactive Tool to Determine MU Stages
An interactive tool that allows eligible providers to determine what year they will meet Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 of meaningful use in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
  
Thank-you for reading our newsletter.  Please contact us if you have any questions or comments. We also welcome your feedback. 
Thank-you!                     

 

Marlin Sander

Executive Director

Health Technology Services

Montana/Wyoming Regional Extension Center

406-457-5897

www.htsrec.com