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Georgia Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Program

Georgia Rural Health Information Technology ForumJanuary 26, 2012

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Show Evidence of EHR Technology Adopt, Implement, or Upgrade

The number of Hospitals projected to be eligible for incentive payments in the first year of the program.

The number of hospitals that have received Year 1 payments to date.

$31.6M of incentives payments disbursed to Georgia hospitals.

54 61 31.6

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On the horizon…

• Updated Provider reference materials• NEW Eligible Professional Patient Volume Calculator• Changes to MAPIR

– Providers will be able to change administrators for 2nd year payment– User interface enhancements– Deployment on March 8, 2012

• Outreach Activities and Support– ePrescribing– Health Information Exchange– Advertising/Marketing for Health IT

• In search of Champions

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Provider Resources

I want to…Know if I’m eligible for Medicaid EHR incentive payments

To know if you’re eligible for the MIP program, go to: https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/15_Eligibility.asp

Register

Begin by registering at CMS https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action Then register at Georgia: https://www.mmis.georgia.gov

Check my application status at the State-Level

Log into MMIS and enter MAPIR to view your MIP application status.

Get more information about the program

Visit http://www.cms.gov/ehrincentiveprograms for federal-level information or http://dch.georgia.gov/ehr for Georgia’s state-level information

Get assistance

Contact Us at https://www.mmis.georgia.gov or call HP at 1-800-766-4456