Electronic Health Records
Current Status and Updates
Idaho Medicaid submitted its State Medicaid HIT Plan to CMS for approval on November 23, 2011. We were notified on January 10th, 2012 that we had received approval for the plan and for our budget. The new budget will go into effect on March 1, 2012. This is great news for Idaho. Medicaid will initiate building an information management system to support the program in the next few weeks. It is expected that this will take up to six months to complete. Once completion is assured we will set a firm implementation date for the incentive program. You will be notified as soon as that date is confirmed.
In the interim Medicaid is planning an outreach effort for providers to begin this Spring. The goal of this effort is to provide you with the information you need to successfully apply to Idaho for a Medicaid incentive payment. More information will be forthcoming.
In the interim please feel free to visit Idaho's Medicaid Incentive Payment Program website at www.MedicaidEHR.dhw.idaho.gov. There is also an option there for submitting questions to the program staff directly. I also encourage you to visit the CMS website for the incentive program. They have wonderful tools to support you as well as great information on all aspects of both the Medicaid and Medicare incentive programs.
Articles
- Update on Idaho's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program January 2011 (pdf)
- CMS Proposes Definition of Meaningful Use of Certified Electronic Health Records (EHR) Technology
- CMS Proposes Requirements for the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Medicaid Incentive Program
- How Will Hospitals Pay for Electronic Health Records?
There's a lot of talk right now about electronic health records, and how health care professionals and hospitals are going to pay for them, and you probably have a lot of questions about them.
Articles
- Idaho Health Data Exchange Newsletter — December 2011 (pdf)
The IHDE was created as a result of the efforts of the Health Quality Planning Commission. The Health Quality Planning Commission was created by the 2006 Legislature. The Commission was charged with promoting improved quality of care and health outcomes through investment in health information technology.
Links
- The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program Website is now available!
This website provides the most up-to-date, detailed information about the EHR incentive programs. The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and hospitals as they adopt, implement, upgrade, or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology. - Medscape Modules are Available on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs
CMS is pleased to announce that through Medscape Education, you now have the opportunity to achieve CME credits by learning more about the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs. By completing the module From Meaningful Use to Meaningful Care, providers can earn CME credit while gaining a better understanding about the purpose of the EHR Incentive Programs, the stages of meaningful use, a timeline of key dates, and most importantly, how patients will benefit.
Registering for the EHR Incentive Program -- Ready, Set, Go: An Expert Interview With Jason M. Mitchell, MD, and Richard Paula, MD Are You an Eligible Professional Who Hasn't Registered for the EHR Incentive Program? What Are You Waiting For? -- An Expert Interview With William F. Bria II, MD. In the next few weeks, new CME modules on meaningful use will be available. Look out for for a listserv message to announce these new learning resources.
Visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates ›› - National registration opened on January 3 for Medicare incentives and, in 11 states (not including Idaho), for Medicaid incentives. Dual eligible hospitals in Idaho can register now for the Medicare portion of their incentive. For more information, visit www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms.
- For more information about Idaho Medicaid's efforts to date, or to submit a question to the program, please visit www.MedicaidEHR.dhw.idaho.gov.