Meaningful Use 2016: LAST YEAR to Receive Maximum Payments

With the completion of attestations for EPs (eligible professionals) for program year 2015, it’s time to shift your focus to program year 2016!

Program Year 2016 Reminders

• For all returning participants, the incentive program reporting period will be a full calendar year between January 1-December 31 of the 2016 calendar year. 
• EPs, eligible hospitals (EH) and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that have not successfully demonstrated Meaningful Use in a prior year will have a continuous 90-day reporting period between January 1- December 31 of the 2016 calendar year. 
• Program year 2016 is the last year to begin participation in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program and still receive up to the maximum payments under the program. For more detailed information refer to the CMS 2016 program year requirements page. 
• An EP can attest to Meaningful Use OR Adopt, Implement, Upgrade (AIU) in program year 2016.  click here for more reminders 

In preparation for program year 2016, the CORHIO website contains a multitude of resources related to the incentive program. If you received this newsletter as a forward from a colleague, you can subscribe by emailing your name and organization name to medicaidEHR@corhio.org. The monthly newsletter is the leading resource for up-to-date information on the Colorado Medicaid EHR Incentive Program and therefore we encourage you to read it thoroughly.

[Source:  COHRIO]

A Few Spots Left...eConsult Rheumatology Test Group!

The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is starting a new eConsult program test group designed to use an online electronic consultation system built into CORHIO’s health information exchange. The system enables primary care providers and physician specialists to easily discuss care for Medicaid clients and securely share health information (medical records, lab results, imagery, etc). At this point HCPF is establishing a small test group with Rheumatologists from UCHealth and Denver Health as well as about 10 primary care practices/clinics to evaluate the system.

The test group will help with rheumatology access for your providers and clients as well as benefit the evaluation of the eConsult system. The only requirement is that the clinic must already be registered with CORHIO (meaning access to Patient Care 360 platform).

• The eConsult system is integrated into CORHIO – so there won’t be a giant leap for providers/staff who are already familiar.
• The eConsult system can be easily managed by staff/referral coordinators so providers don’t have to leave their EHR if desired.
• HCPF is paying PCMPs $10 for each eConsult. It’s like a curbside consult, but better and there’s payment.
• You all decide when it’s useful (no giant commitment for test group)

If your clinic is interested in participating, please contact JD Belshe, jd.belshe@state.co.us, 303.866.2184, HCPF

[Source:  HCPF)

ONE WEEK LEFT to Attest for Meaningful Use 2015!

"The Colorado Registration & Attestation site for Program Year 2015 Eligible Professionals will close on June 30th, so you have one week to get your attestation completed. We recommend not waiting until the final day, as you might need log-in assistance, which can take days to resolve. Or the site could be slow due to increased activity.

Important Update: Please be aware that the Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) site will be offline from June 28th to July 1st. So if you need to generate your EHR Certification ID and screenshot, please do so before Tuesday.

--If you have questions--
Contact Kelly Hernandez, Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Coordinator, by email atMedicaidEHR@corhio.org or by phone at 720.285.3232.

For system/technical questions and support, contact the ACS Help Desk at 866.879.0109 or
SLRHelpdesk@acs-inc.com
[Source: CORHIO]

Free Webinar - New HIPAA Audits Are Here – Are You Prepared?

Tuesday, Jun 28, 2016
12:00 - 1:00 PM MST
Presenter: David Ginsberg
brought to you by CORHIO
Register HERE

[Source CORHIO]

Colorado Medicaid EHR Incentive Program

The Colorado Registration & Attestation site (R&A) for eligible professionals (EP)s for program year 2015 opened on April 29, 2016. The R&A will have a 60-day attestation window for EPs and will close on June 30th so please plan accordingly.  For May 2016 program update, click here.
[Source:  CORHIO]

Meaningful Use EP Attestation Site Now Open!

"The Colorado Registration & Attestation site for Program Year 2015 Eligible Professionals is now open. The site will close on June 30th, so we recommend you start reviewing the requirements and make sure your log-in is working.  CORHIO has posted new workbooks and attestation checklists to help EPs attest, so please check their website for these resources.

If you have questions...
Contact Kelly Hernandez, Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Coordinator, by email at MedicaidEHR@corhio.org or by phone at 720.285.3232.
For system/technical questions and support, contact the ACS Help Desk at 866.879.0109 or SLRHelpdesk@acs-inc.com"
[Source: CORHIO]

Meaningful Use Attestation Site Set to Open Tomorrow

"The Colorado Registration & Attestation site for Program Year 2015 Eligible Professionals is set to open tomorrow, April 29th. The site will close on June 30th, so we recommend you access it immediately and start reviewing the requirements.
For those of you who have used the site in the past, please be advised some areas have changed:

• There are no longer Core and Menu measures; there are now 10 objectives.
• There are exclusions and alternate exclusions for program year 2015 depending on what stage a provider is in.
• There is now one consolidated public health objective with three measure options.

CORHIO has posted new workbooks and attestation checklists to help EPs attest, so please check our website for these resources."  [Source: COHRIO]

Attestation Site Open Date Delayed

The Colorado Registration & Attestation site for Program Year 2015 Eligible Professionals opening has been delayed due to an issue found during testing. Therefore, the site will not be available for you to attest this Wednesday April 20th as we previously announced. Please be advised you will have 60 calendar days to complete your attestation once the site is open.

CORHIO has finalized new workbooks and attestation checklists to help EPs attest, please read their April Medicaid EHR Incentive Program newsletter for more information! [Source:  COHRIO]