A Message to the CHITREC Community Regarding Our COVID-19 Actions
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/update-on-covid-19-and-the-quality-payment-program/
In response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented multiple flexibilities across the 2019 and 2020 performance years for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Flexibilities are primarily designed to allow clinicians…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/2020-promoting-interoperability-updates/
Stage 3 continues in 2020, but the Clinical Quality Measure reporting period has been reduced from 365 to 90 days. As a result, eMIPP will accept attestations during the 2020 calendar year and through the early deadline of 2/28/2021. This…
For many practices, billing processes and reports are more tightly controlled and monitored than electronic medical record (EHR) documentation and dashboards. After all, proper coding is the key to avoiding rejected claims and delays in reimbursements. But did you know…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/telehealth-in-action-part-2-implementation/
Attendees of part 1 of this webinar series will have learned about the wide range of telehealth solutions, important features and functions, and how to analyze which product is the right fit. Part 2 will address considerations for implementation, including…
With CMS leading the way through emergency rulemaking, the rapid expansion of telehealth has emerged as one of the most significant changes to the healthcare delivery model during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS Administrator Seema Verma’s recent remarks that “the genie’s…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/hfs-extends-promoting-interoperability-program-attestation-deadline/
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) released an announcement on April 2, 2020, informing providers that the deadline to attest for the Illinois Medicaid Promoting Interoperability 2019 program year is extended to May 31, 2020. Please note:…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/coronavirus-state-of-emergency/
Declarations of national and state emergencies related to COVID-19 have resulted in dramatic regulatory changes through 1135 waiver authority and the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Illinois Department of…
CMS extended the MIPS reporting deadline to April 30, 2020 and invoked the Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances policy for eligible clinicians who don’t report. This webinar reviews a step-by-step process to create an account on the QPP website, gain authorization…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/a-message-to-the-chitrec-community-re-our-covid-19-actions/
Dear CHITREC Community – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, the CHITREC team has gone virtual, but we are not going away! We were established to provide information technology support and to be a trusted source of information…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/attestation-success-stories/
Join us for an informative webinar from two Promoting Interoperability planners who have done hands-on work to meet the Stage 3 measures: Muhammad Nazir, Director of Patient Services and Operations at Friend Health Britney Klaetsch, Senior Advisor at Impact Advisors,…
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