Eligible Professionals:NH Medicaid Electronic Health Records
Incentive Program
Eve FralickProject Director, NH DHHS Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
Agenda
• Background on HITECH• NH DHHS planning efforts to date• Next steps in NH DHHS planning • Provider Survey #1 Results • Overview of EHR incentive program criteria• Basics of ‘meaningful use’ • Contact and website information • Questions
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The HITECH Act• HITECH = Health Information Technology for Economic
and Clinical Health
• Passed in February 2009 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Goal: ‘…the utilization of an electronic health record (EHR) for each person in the United States by 2014…’
• Offers reimbursement incentives through Medicare and Medicaid for providers who demonstrate they are ‘meaningful users’ of certified EHRs
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EHR Incentive Program Funding
• Medicare incentive program is federally run by CMS
• Medicaid incentive program is a voluntary program that is regulated by CMS and run by the States– Medicaid payments to providers are administered by
the States but reimbursed at 100% by CMS– Payments to States for expenses incurred in planning,
administering, overseeing, and carrying out the Medicaid incentive payment provisions are reimbursed at 90% by CMS and 10% by State funds
EHR Incentive Program Regulations
• HITECH Act Regulations; 42 CFR – Subchapter D, Part 170: Health Information
Technology– Subchapter G, Part 495 – Standards for the Electronic
Health Record Technology Incentive Program• Final Rule
– Federal Register: Document Number: 2010-17207 – http://federalregister.gov/a/2010-17207
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NH DHHS Program Status • Official CMS program start: July 1, 2010• NH DHHS is currently in the ‘planning stages’ for the Medicaid EHR
incentive program• Tasks completed:
– Planning Advance Planning Document (PAPD) submitted to CMS: March 2010
– CMS approved PAPD: July 2010– Provider survey #1 completed: August 2010– Project Director hired: September 2010 – Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative named as NH Regional Extension
Center (to support NH providers in becoming meaningful users of electronic health records): September 2010
– NH DHHS launched informational website: October 2010 (www.NHMedicaidHIT.org )
NH DHHS Upcoming ProjectsTask
• Write/Submit State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan (SMHP) to CMS
• Write/Submit Implementation Advance Planning Document (IAPD) to CMS
• Develop process to coordinate with National Level Repository (tool to verify provider eligibility and meaningful use and track payments)
• Complete implementation tasks required prior to first payment
‘Anticipated’ Timeline
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• March 2011
• June 2011
• 3rd / 4th quarters 2011
• TBD
Pending successful approvals from CMS and timely implementation of required tasks, first Medicaid payments to
eligible professionals projected during CY 2012
NH DHHS Next Steps…
• Continue to reach out to key stakeholders and stakeholder organizations to communicate program information and solicit feedback on challenges and barriers
• Coordinate closely with Massachusetts eHealthCollaborative (the Regional Extension Center of New Hampshire) to mutually share program information and barrier concerns
• Solicit information from eligible professionals on individual preferences towards selection of Medicaid or Medicare incentive
• Practice-level provider survey - 1st quarter 2011
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Provider Survey #1Results
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Provider Survey Background
• NH DHHS (Health Information Exchange Planning and Implementation Project) commissioned a survey to assess technology usage in NH practices with prescribing privileges (physicians and nurse practitioners) – Goal: use information collected to inform multiple projects associated
with federal and state health information technology and health information exchange priorities
– One survey component addressed the use of EHRs• Survey implemented by NH Institute for Health Policy and Practice in
June through August 2010• Sent to hospital-level information managers, practice-level information
managers, and individual providers (some overlap)
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Provider Survey Respondents
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Facility Type Count Practice
Private Solo/Group Practice 62 57%
Hospital Owned/Affiliated Practice 18 17%
Community Health Center 11 10%
Community Mental Health Center 7 6%
Nursing Home 7 6%
Home Health Care 3 3%
TOTAL 108 100%
108 organizations (representing 2,741 providers) responded*:
*9 surveys had incomplete information
Provider Survey Respondents
• High sampling of prescribers represented, but not all…– Some providers may not have received survey due to lack of
a comprehensive method in New Hampshire for identifying prescribers at the individual or practice level
– Some surveys weren’t returned
• Hospital, and stand-alone, larger practices within New Hampshire well represented
• Smaller, and independent, practices under-represented
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Least Common Uses
Connections to Patient Drug Formularies
46%
Best Practices 53%
E-Prescribing 60%
Radiology Results 64%
Referrals & Consults 67%
Provider Survey Key Findings
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57% Of Respondents Used EHR In Some Form
Connections Outside The Practice
Primary Uses
Patient Demographics 97%
Medication Histories 88%
Patient Care Histories 86%
Billing Integration 76%
Point Of Care Functions
Provider Survey EHR Barriers
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Perceived Major Barriers To EHR Adoption
Lack of Capital Resources 25%
Loss of Productivity During Transition 19%
Insufficient Return on Investment 16%
Insufficient Time to Select, Contract, Install, and Implement EHR
11%
Security and Privacy 9%
Willingness to Use EHR 8%
Available Software Does Not Meet Needs 6%
Inability to Integrate To Billing/Claims 6%
Cost Was The Primary Reason For Not Adopting EHRs
MixedResponses
Provider Survey Barriers
• Mixed responses on several major barriers to adoption– Security and privacy– Whether providers would use systems– Whether software/integration met practice needs
• Potential reasons– Respondents might have been unclear on effects of
technology adoption in these areas– In large practices, these issues were being addressed by
other staff members
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Provider Survey Results
Providers Indicated A General Need For Assistance In All Areas
Overview of EHR Incentive Program Criteria
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Medicaid Eligible Professionals (EPs)
• Must meet volume thresholds– Non-Hospital Based Physicians*– Dentists– Certified Nurse-Midwives– Nurse Practitioners– Physician Assistants Practicing in a Federally Qualified
Health Center (FQHC) or Rural Health Center (RHC) led by a Physician Assistant
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*A Medicaid EP is considered hospital-based if 90% or more of the EP's services are performed in a hospital inpatient or emergency room setting
Medicare Eligible Professionals*
• Must bill the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule– Non-Hospital Based Doctors of Medicine or
Osteopathy– Doctors of Oral Surgery or Dental Medicine– Doctors of Podiatric Medicine– Doctors of Optometry– Chiropractors
19*Medicare Advantage providers have other eligibility criteria
EHR Incentive Program Participation
• EPs can participate in either the Medicare or Medicaid EHR incentive program (note: hospitals can participate in both)
• A one-time switch is allowed (before 2015) between Medicare or Medicaid
• Medicaid providers can collect an incentive payment from one state only per year
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EHR Incentive Program Participation
• Each EP is eligible for one incentive payment per year, regardless of how many practices or locations at which they provide services
• Incentives are based on individual EPs who meet program requirements…not their group practice*
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*Clinics or group practices will be permitted to calculate Medicaid patient volume at the group practice/clinic level in accordance with statute limitations
Medicare versus Medicaid
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To be determined pending NH DHHS planning efforts(but projected later than 2011)
Availability of Incentive Funds
Medicare versus Medicaid
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the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for patient services
Providers must bill the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for patient services
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minimum 30% Medicaid patient volume* Pediatricians: minimum 20% Medicaid patient volume*
Non-pediatricians: minimum 30% Medicaid patient volume* Pediatricians: minimum 20% Medicaid patient volume*
Eligibility
*Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) patients do not count towards Medicaid patient volume criteria
Medicare versus Medicaid
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the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for patient services
Providers must bill the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for patient services
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who practice predominantly* in a FQHC or RHC and have minimum 30% patient volume attributable to needy individuals**
Physician assistants who practice predominantly* in a FQHC or RHC and have minimum 30% patient volume attributable to needy individuals**
Eligibility (cont’d)
*Predominantly = 50% or more patient encounters over 6-months
**Needy individuals = • Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program enrollees• Patients furnished uncompensated care by the provider• Patients furnished services at either no cost or on a sliding scale
Medicare versus Medicaid
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participate in the EHR incentive program and the e-Prescribing program in the same year
Cannot participate in the EHR incentive program and the e-Prescribing program in the same year
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in the EHR incentive and e-Prescribing programs at the same time if eligibility requirements met
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May participate in Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative and EHR incentive programs at the same time if eligibility requirements met
Participation in Other CMS programs
Medicare versus Medicaid
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(plus health professional shortage bonuses)
$44,000 over 5 years (plus health professional shortage bonuses)
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Exception: Pediatricians with more than 20%, but less than 30%, Medicaid patient volume will receive 2/3 of the maximum amount
$63,750 over 6 years
Exception: Pediatricians with more than 20%, but less than 30%, Medicaid patient volume will receive 2/3 of the maximum amount
Maximum Incentive Payment*
*Based on average allowable costs
Medicare versus Medicaid
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successive
If program criteria not met in any year, that year still counts as a payment year, regardless of whether an incentive payment is made
5 payment years are successive
If program criteria not met in any year, that year still counts as a payment year, regardless of whether an incentive payment is made
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be non-consecutive
If program criteria not met in any year, EP may skip that year and still be eligible for a maximum of 6 annual incentive payments
6 payment years may be non-consecutive
If program criteria not met in any year, EP may skip that year and still be eligible for a maximum of 6 annual incentive payments
Continuity of Payments
Medicare versus Medicaid
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Last Year To Initiate Participation In Incentive Program
Medicare versus Medicaid
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Last Payment Year
Medicare versus Medicaid
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CY2012Decrease after CY2012
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any timeNo decrease at any time
Total Incentive Payment Reductions
Medicare Incentive Payments
CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY2015 and later
CY 2011 $18,000 - - - -CY 2012 $12,000 $18,000 - - -CY 2013 $ 8,000 $12,000 $15,000 - -CY 2014 $ 4,000 $ 8,000 $12,000 $12,000 -CY 2015 $ 2,000 $ 4,000 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 $0CY 2016 - $ 2,000 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 $0TOTAL $44,000 $44,000 $39,000 $24,000 $0
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Column = first calendar year EP receives a paymentRow = amount of annual payment if requirements continue to be met
Medicaid Incentive Payments
CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY2015 CY 2016
CY 2011 $21,250 - - - - -
CY 2012 $8,500 $21,250 - - - -
CY 2013 $8,500 $8,500 $21,250 - - -
CY 2014 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $21,250 - -
CY 2015 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $21,250 -
CY 2016 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $21,250CY 2017 - $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500CY 2018 - - $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500CY 2019 - - - $8,500 $8,500 $8,500CY 2020 - - - - $8,500 $8,500CY 2021 - - - - - $8,500TOTAL $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750
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Column = first calendar year EP receives a paymentRow = amount of annual payment if requirements continue to be met
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meaningful use
Each subsequent year: full year meaningful use
Year 1: 90 days meaningful use
Each subsequent year: full year meaningful use
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Implement, UpgradeYear 2: 90 days meaningful useTheoretical years 3–6: full year meaningful use
Year 1: Adopt, Implement, UpgradeYear 2: 90 days meaningful useTheoretical years 3–6: full year meaningful use
Reporting
Medicare versus Medicaid
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begin in 2015 if no meaningful use
Start at 1% and increase up to 5% for every year that meaningful use not demonstrated
Payment reductions begin in 2015 if no meaningful use
Start at 1% and increase up to 5% for every year that meaningful use not demonstrated
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reductions as mandated by statute
No fee schedule reductions as mandated by statute
Fee Schedule Adjustments
Medicaid versus Medicare?
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How to decide which program?
CMS flowchart handout
2nd box on top left - answer ‘No’ to find Medicare
eligibility
Medicaid &
Meaningful Use
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EHR Is More Than Just A System: Meaningful Use
• HITECH Act requires:– Certified EHR technology used in a meaningful manner
(example: electronic prescribing)– Certified EHR technology connected in a manner that
provides for the electronic exchange of health information to improve the quality of care
– In using certified EHR technology, the provider submits to the Secretary information on clinical quality measures and such other measures selected by the Secretary.
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Medicaid Requisites For Payment
• NH DHHS must verify/audit:– Year 1: certified EHR technology has been
adopted, implemented, and upgraded– Year 2: 90-day reporting period in which Stage
1 meaningful use has been demonstrated– ‘Theoretical’ Years 3 - 6: meaningful use
demonstrated on a full year basis for each year that payment is requested
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Meaningful UseObjectives and Measures
• Some criteria are optional; others required– Core objectives – mandatory; must be met– Menu set – select from a list of options with at least one
population and public health measure
• If an objective/measure is not applicable, providers can present ‘exception criteria’ to remove it from MU qualifying criteria
• Refer to CMS website for more information: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms
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Meaningful Use Stage 1 Objectives (Final Version)*
• Goal: build a strong foundation– Establish functionalities in certified EHR technology to allow for
continuous quality improvement and ease of information exchange
• Criteria:– Electronically capture health information in a structured format– Use information to track key clinical conditions– Communicate information to coordinate care
• CMS to publish meaningful use clarifications ‘shortly…’
40*The Final Rule addresses stages of MU only through 2014
Stage 1 Meaningful Use Criteria
• 15 core objectives – Examples: CPOE, e-prescribing, record
demographics, clinical quality measures• 5 of 10 menu set objectives
– Examples: drug-formulary checks, incorporate clinical lab test results as structured data, generate lists of patients by specific conditions
• 6 Clinical Quality Measures – 3 core and 3 of 38 from menu set
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Meaningful UseStages 2 & 3 (Draft Versions)
• Stage 2 expected by 2011– Intent: Stage 1 optional criteria will be required as Stage 2 core
criteria– Goal: expand on Stage 1 to encourage use of health IT to have
‘information follow the patient’– Focus: structured information exchange and continuous quality
improvement at point of care
• Stage 3– Focus: promote improvements in quality, safety, and efficiency
leading to improved health outcomes; access to comprehensive patient data through robust, patient-centered health information exchange
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For More Information…
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EHR Incentive Program Information
• CMS website: program information, tip sheets, educational materials: – http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms
• ONC (Office of the National Coordinator) website: certification and certified EHR systems, programs designed to support providers as they make the transition:– http://healthit.hhs.gov
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EHR Incentive Program Information
• Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) website: Regional Extension Center; offers assistance and support to providers in adopting health information technology to achieve meaningful use goals– http://www.maehc.org/index.html
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EHR Incentive Program Information
• New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Health Information Technology website: NH Medicaid EHR incentive program updates – http://www.NHMedicaidHIT.org
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EHR Incentive Program Information
• New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid EHR incentive program email address: – [email protected]
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Questions?
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