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Vermont Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program

Vermont Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program. EHRIP Program Status Meaningful Use Launch Plans Help Desk Startup August 23, 2012. Today’s agenda. Announcements Current status – Vermont Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program Introduction – new Help Desk to support providers - MyVITL

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Vermont Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program

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  1. Vermont Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program EHRIP Program Status Meaningful Use Launch Plans Help Desk Startup August 23, 2012 VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  2. Today’s agenda • Announcements • Current status – Vermont Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program • Introduction – new Help Desk to support providers - MyVITL • Launch plans – Meaningful Use Stage I attestations in MAPIR • Overview – Provider Manual and MAPIR Meaningful Use Attestation • Links to Reference Material • Q and A VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  3. Announcements • The Final Rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use is now scheduled to be released in early September • Depending on the timing, A CMS representative might be available to present the Stage 2 requirements at the VITL Summit • The VITL Summit will be held on September 13, 2012 • This is a well-attended opportunity to get updates on HIT and Meaningful Use, to network with colleagues, and to visit with vendors • Sheraton Burlington Hotel, Burlington VT • Register online at www.vitl.net/summit • Questions during this webinar • Submit them as they occur to you • We will do a Q&A at the end if time allows • But we will answer all questions and post the information VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  4. Today’s Non-agenda • Not about a new first year (A/I/U) attestation • Webinar on EHRIP @ http://www.vitl.net/node/91 • 2nd webinar @ http://www.vitl.net/media/archive/201110 • 3rd webinar @ http://www.vitl.net/media/archive/201112 • Not about the details or interpretations of Meaningful Use Measures, available at: • http://tinyurl.com/8cpoj4d • And at: http://tinyurl.com/8sy9z45 • Not about the CMS registration process or getting started with MAPIR, available at: • http://tinyurl.com/8fvog38 • and at: http://tinyurl.com/9w7p4sw • Not about the Medicare Incentive Program • If you are attesting some providers for Medicare and others for Medicaid, information on how to proceed with the Medicare system is available at: http://tinyurl.com/cngdgxp VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  5. EHRIP Status • Current unofficial results: • 390 eligible professionals have successfully attested • $8,100,000 • 10 hospitals have successfully attested • $8,000,000 • Manageable backlog at present • 50 Applications ready for review • 40 Applications Incomplete • 20 Issues we are working to resolve VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  6. EHRIP Status • We have an EHRIP team now! • Lorraine Siciliano and Tim Tremblay • Joined the team in May and are co-administering the program, including reviewing applications and working with providers to resolve issues • Improving our processes and procedures • Currently interviewing for a program auditor position to complete the team for Vermont VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  7. MyVITL Help Desk • Use for all questions and requests for help with EHRIP, MAPIR, Meaningful Use issues • Create an account at http://myvitl.net • Submit problems or questions • Monitored during business hours • Help Desk System provides: • Tracking of issues • Status of submitted items • A repository of issues and resolutions for use by the MAPIR team VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  8. Accessing MyVITL to establish an account: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  9. Sign up with your email account: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  10. Follow the instructions: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  11. Wait for the welcome email: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  12. Follow the email link and create a password: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  13. The home screen you will see on subsequent logins: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  14. Submit a request: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  15. Launch Plans – MU Stage 1 • Currently testing the software • Update the web site with new provider manual – week of September 3 • (Maybe by Friday August 31) • Launch is scheduled for Monday, September 10 • MAPIR should be available at 8AM that morning VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  16. Preparing for EHRIP – Eligible Professionals VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  17. Attesting to MU Stage I in MAPIR • New Provider Manual to guide you through the process will be posted on the Internet • Describing MU screens has added 150 pages to the manual • Once you attest for a first year A/I/U in your first program year, you do not have to register again at the CMS site • A current year record should be waiting for you in MAPIR when you access the system VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  18. At the attestation tab, choose Meaningful Use: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  19. First year MU requires a 90-day reporting period: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  20. Select a start date for the 90-day reporting period: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  21. MAPIR calculates the end date for your reporting period: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  22. This is the introductory screen content you will see: • Attestation Meaningful Use Measures • The screen on the following page displays the Measures Topic List. The Attestation Meaningful Use Measures are divided into six distinct topics: • General Requirements • Core Measures • Menu Measures • Core Clinical Quality Measures • Alternate Core Clinical Quality Measures • Additional Clinical Quality Measures. • You may select any of the six topics and complete them in any order. You are not required to complete any of the Alternate Core Clinical Quality Measures unless you have entered a zero denominator for one or more Core Clinical Quality Measures. • While it is not required that you begin each topic in the order shown on the screen, this user guide will follow the order in which the topics are listed. • Click Begin to start a topic. VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  23. Pick a topic by clicking on ‘Begin’… VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  24. Enter your work and ‘save and continue’ throughout the process VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  25. Main menu shows your overall progress as you move from topic to topic: VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  26. Content of Topic explanation screen VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  27. Brief instruction before beginning a topic area… The screen on the following page displays the Meaningful Use Core Measure List Table. The first time a topic is accessed you will see an Edit option for each measure. Once information is successfully entered and saved for a measure it will be displayed in the Entered column on this screen. Click Edit to enter or edit information for a measure or click Return to Main to return to the Measures Topic List. VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  28. 15 Core Measures – pick one to edit VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  29. Enter data for each core measure as directed VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  30. When you finish entering data for a measure, the results are shown on the list of measures for that topic VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  31. Edit, enter data, save and continue for remaining measures in the topic (Select for any measure that you want to revisit to make changes) VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  32. Back at the menu screen we’ve completed two topics and progress is shown. Let’s quickly do the next topic. VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  33. Once again, an introduction to each topic VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  34. Select the menu set measures you will report on VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  35. Selected measures are grouped for you VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  36. Edit each selected measure. Your entered data is shown as you complete each measure. After five menu set measures you are ready to continue to the next topic VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  37. Another topic is finished and you can continue to the next topic – Core Clinical Quality Measures VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  38. Explanatory page for core CQMs VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  39. After entering data for core clinical quality measures VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  40. Moving on to the Alternative CQMs topic VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  41. Alternative CQMs explanatory page VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  42. Results of the Alternative CQM Topic VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  43. The last topic is Additional CQMs VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  44. Additional CQMs Explanatory Page VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  45. Results of Selected Additional CQMs VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  46. All Meaningful Use Data is now Entered and Summarized on the Menu Screen VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  47. Meaningful Use Measures Summary Screen – This is a long browser screen summarizing all of the MU measures you have reported on VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  48. More Summary VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  49. More Summary VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

  50. Finish the Attestation • As with MAPIR today, enter assignment of payment information • Review your application • Prepare to Submit the application VITL Meaningful Use Webinar - 08/23/2012 - Bequette

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