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]

Colorado Attestation Site Due to Open Next Week

The Colorado Registration & Attestation site for Program Year 2015 is scheduled to open for Eligible Professionals (EPs) next Wednesday April 20th. Please be advised you will have 60 calendar days to complete your attestation, so we recommend you do not delay in going to the site, familiarizing yourself with changes, and preparing your attestation.

CORHIO is finalizing new workbooks and checklists to help EPs attest, so please check their website.

If you have questions, please contact Kelly Hernandez, Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Coordinator, by email MedicaidEHR@corhio.org or by phone at 720.285.3232.

Modifications to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Webinar

“NEW! Modifications to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program - Final Rule (recorded 9/12/14) - Learn what's changed due to the final ruling from ONC published August 29th. For questions related to this webinar, please contact Tracy McDonald at MedicaidEHR@corhio.org or 720-285-3232. Click here to view the recording. Click here to view the slides.” [Source: CORHIO]

Helping Physicians with EHR Maximization

“Helping Physicians with HER Maximization with clinical quality data collection, reporting and improving patients care.  Physicians are bombarded with initiatives every day and it often ends up sounding like alphabet soup. To help make sense of this ever-expanding list of acronym-shortened programs, the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) is offering assistance to physicians to prioritize initiatives, understand the associated tasks to achieve each program’s goals and determine whether or not they are right for the practice.

As the Medicare quality Improvement Organization (QUI) for Colorado, CFMS is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer services at no cost to the physician or practice. Click here to look at the services provided.” [Source: CRHC Weekly Update]

Free EHR & Meaningful Use Boot Camp

June 27, 2013 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM

DoubleTree Westminster
8773 Yates Dr
Westminster, CO , 80031

"Interested in learning how you can optimize the use of your  EHR? Do you need help meeting Meaningful Use objectives? Attend the free EHR & Meaningful Use Boot Camp and learn how to incorporate Meaningful Use objectives into your practice to increase efficiency, improve patient outcomes and make the most of the expense and time you put into your EHR adoption." [Source: CORHIO]

Free EHR & Meaningful Use Boot Camp

When: June 27, 2013 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: DoubleTree Westminster, 8773 Yates Dr, Westminster,CO , 80031

Interested in learning more about Meaningful Use? Want to find out if you’re eligible for incentive funds?  Attend the free EHR and Meaningful Use Boot Camp for health care professionals who want to incorporate Meaningful Use objectives into their practices and potentially receive incentive payments...Registration is required for this event...Click here to learn more and here to register.  [Source: CORHIO]

[Webinar] Using an Electronic Health Record to Create Patient Problem Lists

When: Friday, May 17, 2:00 PM ET

"This webinar will focus on how safety net primary care providers can meaningfully use electronic health records (EHR) to create and maintain patient problem lists.  Created by EHRs, patient problem lists are a core requirement of Meaningful Use. This function serves as a powerful tool for maintaining a patient’s medical history while also helping to engage patients to better track and manage their health care.

Presenters will demonstrate how patient problem lists are created and maintained by EHRs, and share their strategies on how providers can use them for quality improvement and patient engagement.  Lastly, staff from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will discuss the importance of patient problem lists in achieving Stage 1 and 2 of Meaningful Use...."  Click here to register.  [Source: HRSA]

[Webinar] Using an Electronic Health Record for Health Information Exchange and Interoperability for Safety Net Providers

When: Friday, April 26, 2013, 2 PM ET

"This webinar will focus on how safety net providers can electronically exchange health information and achieve interoperability using electronic health records (EHRs).  Exchanging electronic health information with other providers is a requirement under Stage 2 of Meaningful Use and has been shown to reduce costs and duplication of services, increase patient engagement, enhance patient safety, and improve healthcare quality..." Click here to register.  [Source: Health Resources and Services Administration Health Information Technology and Quality Webinar and Technical Assistance Resources]

EHR & Meaningful Use Boot Camp/HIE Community Celebration & Reception

5.1.2013 DoubleTree Hotel – Durango, CO 

Interested in learning how you can optimize the use of your EHR? Want to avoid incurring Medicare penalties?  Attend the free EHR & Meaningful Use Boot Camp and learn how to incorporate Meaningful Use objectives into your practice to increase efficiency, improve patient outcomes and make the most of the expense and time you put into your EHR adoption.  HIE Community Celebration & Reception to follow boot camp.  Click here to view the flyer about these events.  [Source: CORHIO]

HHS RFI: Advancing Interoperability and Health Information Exchange

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) "seeks input on a series of potential policy and programmatic changes to accelerate electronic health information exchange across providers, as well as new ideas that would be both effective and feasible to implement. To further accelerate and advance interoperability and health information exchange beyond what is currently being done through ONC programs and the EHR Incentive Program, HHS is considering a number of policy levers using existing authorities and programs." The complete RFI is available online.  Deadline for comments is April 21, 2013.   [Source: US Department of Health and Human Services]

[Webinar] The Colorado Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Demystified: How to get paid for implementing an EHR

When: February 12, 2013 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Attend this free webinar and you'll learn:

•     Medicaid requirements for attesting to the EHR Incentive Program
•     What Attestation, Implementation, and Upgrade (AIU) means
•     What the system looks like
•     How to register in the system
•     How to prepare your documentation
•     What to expect during the process and generally how long it takes

Click here to register.  [Source: CORHIO]

Register for the National Provider Call on Stage 1 and Stage 2 of Meaningful Use for the EHR Incentive Programs

CMS will host a National Provider Call about the Stage 2 Final Rule and how it affects Stage 1 and Stage 2 of meaningful use and other requirements of the EHR Incentive Programs on Wednesday, January 16 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET. This call aims to help providers successfully participate in the EHR Incentive Programs and receive an incentive payment...Click here to register.  Registration will close at 12 p.m. on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.  [Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]

[Webinar] Upgrading and Optimizing an Electronic Health Record System for Safety Net Providers

When: Friday January 18, 2:00 PM ET

"Even after successfully adopting an electronic health record (EHR), the need to upgrade or optimize the system may create unforeseen challenges.  On Friday, January 18, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will present a webinar featuring safety net providers from rural inpatient and health center settings who have successfully upgraded or optimized their EHR systems.  The presenters will offer insights on how to enhance clinical workflow, improve productivity, and manage organizational change. Upgrading an EHR and health IT systems is an ongoing process for safety net providers; these presenters will offer strategies on how to streamline this process..."Click here to register.  [Source: HRSA]

Solo-Provider Practice and Rural Clinic Make the Switch From Paper Medical Records to EHR

"Studies show that office-based medical practices are migrating to electronic health record (EHR) systems in record numbers. Practices foregoing paper medical records for EHRs are motivated by ARRA incentives and increased pressure from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...

In 2011, with a $50,000 grant through the Colorado Rural Health Center Care Grant Program in hand, [Eastern Plains Medical Clinic was] ready to make the change from paper to EHR. “We worked with Angela Marino from Colorado Rural Health Center – she came out and did a site analysis to make sure we were prepared to go with EHR, what areas we needed to look at, how workflow was going to change and which policies and procedures we needed,” said Wilson..."  Click here to read more.  [Source: CORHIO]

Meaningful Use “Boot Camp” Seminar to Help Health Care Professionals Maximize EHR Incentive Payments

From conferences to news articles, at every turn health care professionals are being inundated with the term “Meaningful Use.” Many Colorado providers are trying to navigate unfamiliar territory on their own, but don’t know where to start. For those providers needing help selecting an electronic health record (EHR) system, or understanding or achieving Meaningful Use objectives, CORHIO is hosting a free Meaningful Use Boot Camp seminar on September 27. All health care providers and their office staff are welcome to attend..."  Click here to read more.  [Source: CORHIO]

CMS Releases Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule/ONC Releases Certification Rule!

Click here to read the CMS Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: Stage 2 Final Rule Face Sheet.

Click here to read the ONC Fact Sheet: 2014 Edition Standards & Certification Criteria Final Rule.

Register for CMS and ONC's Joint National Provider Call on Using Certified EHR Technology to Meet Meaningful Use

"CMS and ONC are holding a joint National Provider Call on Wednesday, June 27, from 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET for eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals to hear an overview of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, and learn about the use of certified EHR technology to meet meaningful use"...Click here for more information and to register. (Source: Colorado Rural Health Center)

EHR adoption, telemedicine feasible for Colorado's rural providers

"Rural health care -- despite numerous grants from the federal government -- generally gets the short end of the health IT stick when it comes to deploying a serviceable Internet connection. It is no different in Colorado, where laying fiber is a difficult and expensive process, and satellite reception is hard to come by in the mountainous and farmland regions.

However, thanks to a collaboration between the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) -- the state's official HIE -- and the Colorado Telehealth Network (CTN), rural providers are not on the outside looking in for electronic health record (EHR) adoption and, eventually, telemedicine services via broadband Internet..." Read More (Source: HealthIT)