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Georgia Medicaid EHR Incentive Program:

Eligible Hospitals

Presented by: Trina Wright, MPH Policy Coordinator Division of Health IT

Medicaid EHR Incentive Program

Date: June 19, 2012

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Payments to Date

Payments thru May 2012

– Eligible Hospitals: 86• 32 Hometown Health Member Hospitals

– Eligible Professionals: 655

Approx Total: $65M

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Eligible Hospitals

– Acute care hospitals (including CAHs) • with at least 10% Medicaid patient

volume – Children's hospitals

• no Medicaid patient volume requirements– Payments of base amount adjusted by

multiple factors

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Review Process

• Hospital Completes Eligibility and Payment Calculations

• M&S Data validation• AIU approval• MAPIR Registration

– Guided MAPIR Registration• DCH Approval• CMS Approval• Payment

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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MAPIR REGISTRATION

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FAQs

• Start with CMS• 12 month calendar year for – 2nd payment• Electronic Payments on Medicaid remittance advice• Last Monday of each month• Important Information:

– R&A # from CMS– EHR Certification #

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What’s Next?

• Stage 1 Meaningful Use• Core and Menu Objectives

– 14 Core Measures– 10 Menu Measures

• Clinical Quality Measures– 15 Clinical Quality Measures

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Staffing Changes and Responsibilities

• DCH– MAPIR– AIU– Policy

• HP– Outreach– Registration Specialists– Call Center

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http://www.ga-hitrec.org/gahitrec/Phone: 404-752-1015Toll Free: 877-658-1990

http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentiveProgramsToll Free: 1-888-734-6433

http://dch.georgia.gov/ehr1-800-766-4456

Resources

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Thank You

Trina Wright, MPHPolicy Coordinator

Medicaid Incentive Programtrwright@dch.ga.gov

HPHospitalscalc@hp.com

https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/index.html