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Vermont Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment
Program
MAPIR Launch UpdateProgram Status
Meaningful Use PlansDecember 15, 2011
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Today’s agenda
Vermont’s Incentive Payment Program Preliminary comments MAPIR launch and EHRIP program update
Medical Assistance Provider Information Repository
By the numbers, and the dates Experience and issues to date Next milestone: Meaningful Use
Q&A
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Preliminary Comments
Funding and payment delays explained “Show us the money!”
Payment processing through year-end Income tax considerations Supporting the program - staffing Thoughts on working together
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EHRIP Update – Dates and Numbers
AIU (Adopt/Implement/Upgrade) Attestations began on October 17
To date: 273 Providers have accessed MAPIR 119 Not started 17 Incomplete 93 Pended for Review 32 Payment Approved 3 Denied 9 Cancelled (Inactive)
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EHRIP Update – Payments
Approved to date: $2,333,022
(one hospital; 31 eligible professionals)
Pending approval $3,638,496
(two hospitals; 91 eligible professionals)
Potential year end payout: $5,971,518
(3 hospitals; 122 eligible professionals)
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EHRIP Update – Grace Period
Eligible providers have a grace period during which they can still apply for a 2011 payment year A/I/U incentive payment For Eligible Providers the grace period is 60
days following the end of the year, February 29, 2012
For Hospitals the grace period is 90 days following the end of the Federal Fiscal Year which ended September 30, 2011
December 29, 2011
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Beyond AIU – Meaningful Use Planning Meaningful Use Reporting Criteria:
2nd payment year: Meaningful Use Stage 1; 90 day EHR Reporting
3rd payment year: Meaningful Use Stage 1; full year EHR Reporting
4th payment year: Meaningful Use Stage 2; full year EHR Reporting
Some of this may change with CMS updates
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Beyond AIU – Meaningful Use Planning Things you will need for Meaningful Use
attestation (eligible professionals): A 90-day period from the previous calendar
year used to demonstrate your Medicaid and/or Needy Individual patient encounter volume;
A 90-day EHR reporting period from the payment year (e.g., from 2012 for a 2012 payment) from which Meaningful Use measures are taken
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Beyond AIU – Meaningful Use Planning Vermont’s preparation for Meaningful Use
attestation: Software update to the MAPIR system to
support Meaningful Use Attestation (June 2012)
Manuals under development for Hospitals and Eligible Professionals
Webinars to walk through the screens and the process
Testing (with some volunteer providers?)
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EHRIP Update – Future Topics
Auditing the EHRIP program Develop Audit program, procedures and process Implement the audit function
Ongoing oversight of the EHRIP attestations and payments
Valid sampling of providers to review data submissions
Addressing multi-year issues Tracking providers through the EHRIP process from
year to year Payment accumulations Provider movement from Group to Group Provider migrations in and out of the State
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EHRIP Update - Issues
Provider Access to MAPIR Provider relationships with Payee and Groups Providing a complete set of NPIs to validate
encounter data
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Contact Information Terry Bequette
Assoc. State HIT Coordinator
Department of Vermont Health Access
289 Hurricane Lane
Williston VT 05495
802.879.5996
Paul ForlenzaVice President, Policy and Special Projects
Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc.
Vermont’s Regional Extension Center
144 Main Street, Suite 1
Montpelier VT 05602
802.839.1942
Carol KulczykDirector of Program Implementation
Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc.
Vermont’s Regional Extension Center
144 Main Street, Suite 1
Montpelier VT 05602
802.839.1957
FIRST CHOICE:
Send Email query to [email protected]
Call the MAPIR support line: 802.879.2377
(leave a message; this line is monitored several times a day)
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Questions?
