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Discounted Prices for MU
Free Webinar MU Stage 2
MU Year 2 Security Risk Assessment
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Important Dates

 

For EHR Meaningful Use Incentives in 2013

 

July 3 2013

Was the 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

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 

or visit

 

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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 #11    

       August, 2013   

 EHR and Health IT Perspectives Newsletter   

     
 Welcome to the Montana/Wyoming Health Technology Service's (HTS) EHR and Health IT Perspectives Newsletter. 
Discounted Prices on MU Services!!!

MU Consulting Services

Stage 1, Year 2 in 2013

 

HTS is offering Meaningful Use services at a discounted rate of $599 per clinic location, for Eligible Providers who are in their second year of MU stage 1 (2013).

  

Contact Patty Kosednar @ 406-461-4410, 
email pkosednar@mpqhf.org  

or contact your local HTS Health Technology Consultant

 

See detailed information on this service offering on our website 

Free Webinar on MU Stage 2 Requirements

free webinar  

HTS is hosting a free Webinar to provide an overview on Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements.

 

Please join us to learn more on -

 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:00pm (MT) 

 

 Registration is Required. Register on our website  www.healthtechnologyservice.com 

 

Don't miss other upcoming Free Webinars

 

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

Wednesday, October 16, 1pm MT - Network Security Testing

 

See details on our website www.healthtechnologyservice.com

MU Year 2 - Security Risk Assessment

Need help completing the Risk Assessment requirement for Stage 1, year 2 of Meaningful Use?  Our Professionals are ready to assist you.

 

Contact Patty Kosednar @ 406-461-4410,

pkosednar@mpqhf.org, or

contact your local HTS Health Technology Consultant.

 

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
  • MU Stage 1 Year 2 Risk Assessment Review
  • 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)

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 (EHs), 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.heathtechnologyservice.com