To participate in the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability program, an EH would need to have submitted a registration for program year 2016 or earlier. 2016 was the last year a hospital could start their participation in the program.
For EHs, continued participation in the Promoting Interoperability program requires yearly attestations. EHs are not allowed to skip years after 2016. Failure to submit yearly attestations, would result in the EH forfeiting future incentive payments.
To receive Michigan Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program payments, EHs must show that they are “meaningfully using” certified EHR technology. EHs do this by meeting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-established MU objectives, which are specific, measurable ways in which an EHR can or must be used.
Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT)
Before EHs can meet MU requirements, they must acquire or have access to a CEHRT. EHR certification is conducted by an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Authorized Testing and Certification Body.
All certified EHR products appear on the Certified Health IT Products List (CHPL). Products can be certified as stand-alone EHRs, capable of meeting MU on their own, or as separate modules pieced together to achieve MU functionality. The CHPL will assign each EHR, or group of modules, a CMS EHR Certification ID. This ID is required for registration.
Find your Certified EHR product below:
ONC-Certified Health IT Product List
Certified EHR Technology requirements:
For program year 2018, dual eligible EHs will continue to submit their Meaningful Use registrations with Medicare via QualityNet (beginning 1/1/2019). Following the submission of a registration with Medicare, dual eligible EHs will then need to submit a registration with the State of Michigan. The State of Michigan will be going by the MU objectives and requirements that are attested to with Medicare. EHs will have the choice of either attesting to Modified Stage 2 or to Stage 3 for program year 2018. The CEHRT you have will play a role in which option you can chose to attest to.
2018 Program Years:
- EHs attesting to Modified Stage 2 will require either a 2014 CEHRT, 2014/2015 hybrid CEHRT or a 2015 CEHRT
- EHs attesting to Stage 3 will require either a 2014/2015 hybrid CEHRT or a 2015 CEHRT.
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