1. 1 Presented by Jacqueline Koffi, Program Director Georgia Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentives Program Hometown Health Monthly Medicaid Update April 6 th, 2011

2. 2 ACCESS Access to affordable, quality health care in our communities RESPONSIBLE Responsible health planning and use of health care resources HEALTHY Healthy behaviors and improved health outcomes Dept. of Community Health

3. 3 GA Medicaid EHR Incentives Program Hospital Incentive Payment Calculator The Program will provide incentive payments to eligible Acute Care and Children’s Hospitals as they adopt, implement, upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology. Acute Care and Children’s Hospitals “Better care anywhere”

4. 4 Acute Care Hospitals CCN range: [0001-0879; 1300-1399] Children’s Hospitals CCN range: [3300-3399] Eligible Hospitals (EHs)

5. 5 Eligibility - Patient Volumes Acute care hospitals At least 10% Medicaid patient volume 90-day period in calendar year preceding payment year Average length of stay: ≤25 days Children's hospitals No Medicaid patient volume requirements Children’s wings of larger hospitals are excluded OR

6. 6 Incentive Amounts Base amount adjusted according to the results of the hospital incentive calculator Payments do not have to be consecutive if the hospital registers BEFORE 2016 Total incentive payment is divided into three (3) payments of 40%, 40% and 20%

7. 7 Certified Electronic Health Records Technology Use Certified EHR Technology! http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert

8. 8 Adopt (purchase and install) Your certified EHR technology does not have to be “up and running” to register for the EHR incentive program.

9. 9 Implement (start using) Start using the certified EHR technology you have already purchased. Make sure the EHR technology is certified!

10. 10 Upgrade Update or Upgrade your current technology to one that is certified by the ONC

11. 11 Upgrade Update or Upgrade your current technology must be tested and certified by an Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ATCB)

12. 12 Path to Payment – What you can do now! Required Registration Information PECOS Number CMS Certification Number (CCN) National Provider Identifier (NPI) Hospital Tax Identification Number Register with CMS

13. 13 Path to Payment Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action Register with CMS

14. 14 Path to Payment Georgia Medicaid EHR Incentives Program registration begins late Summer 2011 Providers will use their current GA Medicaid web portal ID and Password to access registration for incentive payments. Register with Georgia

15. 15 Path to Payment Adopt Implement Upgrade Certified EHR Technology Attest Technology

16. 16 Additional Information Resources CMS EHR website: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentiveProgr ams/01_Overview.asp Georgia Medicaid EHR website: http://dch.georgia.gov/ehr

17. 17 Additional Information GA Medicaid EHR Incentives Program: MedicaidIncentives@dch.ga.gov CMS EHR Information Center Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. 1-888-734-6433 (primary number) or 888-734-6563 (TTY number)

18. 18 Health Information Technology and Transparency Team Ruth Carr Senior Deputy General Counsel State HIT Coordinator rcarr@dch.ga.gov 404.654.5701 Kelly Gonzalez Director Health Information Technology kegonzalez@dch.ga.gov 404.654.5703 Jacqueline Koffi Program Director EHR Incentives Program jkoffi@dch.ga.gov@dch.ga.gov 404.654.5710