Georgia Medicaid EHR Incentive Program

Presented by: Jacqueline Koffi, Program DirectorDivision of Health Information TechnologyMedicaid EHR Incentive Program

Date: Sept 25, 2012

Georgia Medicaid EHR Incentive Program

Provides a financial incentive to Medicaid providers who are Eligible Professionals and Eligible Hospitals as they adopt, implement, upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

Birth of the Collaborative

• 13 states collaborated to develop a “core” system with HP:– Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,

Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin

• Collaborate on “core” system, states develop custom systems (additional coordination)

• States shared costs, processes, understanding of incentive program and Federal requirements

Medical Assistance Provider Incentive Repository - MAPIR

• MAPIR is the state level EHR incentive program repository• Interfaces with Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive

Program Registration and Attestation System (R&A)• Interfaces with the Georgia State Medicaid Management

Information System (MMIS)• Core product that is customized for each State• Georgia launched on September 5th!

Eligible Professionals

• Physicians• Pediatricians

– 20% - 29% Medicaid patient volume, and is a pediatrician

• Nurse practitioners• Certified nurse-midwives• Dentists• Physician assistants

(who furnish services in a Rural Health Clinic that is led by a physician assistant.)

Patient Volumes

EPs @ FQHCs/ RHCs/CSBs

Federally Qualified Health Centers

• Practice predominantly in a Federally Qualified Health Centers

• Have a minimum 30% patient volume attributable to needy individuals or Medicaid patients.

Rural Health Centers• Practice predominantly

in a Rural Health Center

• Have a minimum 30% patient volume attributable to needy individuals or Medicaid patients.

Community Service Boards

• Practice in a Community Service Board facility

• Have a minimum 30% Medicaid patient volume.

Incentives Amounts

Eligible Hospitals

– Acute care hospitals (including CAHs) • with at least 10% Medicaid patient

volume – Children's hospitals

• no Medicaid patient volume requirements– Payments of base amount adjusted by

multiple factors

Hospitals Program Year 1

ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM GEORGIA, INC ∙ BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITAL ∙CANDLER HOSPITAL, INC ∙CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER LLC ∙ CHARLTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ∙CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC ∙CLINCH COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ∙ COBB HOSPITAL ∙COLISEUM MEDICAL CENTER, LLC ∙COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ∙COLUMBIA POLK GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL ∙DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF AUGUSTA LLC ∙DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC ∙DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ∙DOUGLAS HOSPITAL, INC ∙EGLESTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT EMORY UNIVERSITY, INC ∙EHCA EASTSIDE LLC ∙ELBERT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ∙EMANUEL COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ∙ EMORY-ADVENTIST INC ∙EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC ∙ FAIRVIEW PARK, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ∙ FAYETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC ∙ FLOYD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INC ∙ GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL ∙ GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION ∙ GWINNETT HOSPITAL SYSTEM, INC ∙ HEALTHMONT OF GEORGIA INC ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF BEN HILL ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF CALHOUN COUNTY ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF CANDLER COUNTY ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY GEORGIA ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF MITCHELL COUNTY ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE AND DECATUR COUNTY GEORGI ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY ∙ HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF WILKES COUNTY ∙ IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL ∙ JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC ∙ KENNESTONE HOSPITAL, INC ∙ LOWER OCONEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC ∙ MACON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ MACON NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, LLC ∙ MCG HEALTH INC ∙ MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC ∙ MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ MORGAN COUNTY GEORGIA HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ∙ NORTH FULTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ OCONEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ PALMYRA PARK HOSPITAL, INC ∙ PAULDING MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL, INC ∙ PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL, INC ∙ PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL ∙ REDMOND PARK HOSPITAL, LLC ∙ RESTORATION HEALTHCARE OF COMMERCE, LLC ∙ SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INC ∙ SCOTTISH RITE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER ∙ SOUTHERN HEALTH CORP OF ELLIJAY ∙ SOUTHERN HEALTH CORPORATION OF DAHLONEGA INC ∙ ST MARY'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, INC ∙ STATESBORO HMA INC ∙ STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ∙ TANNER MEDICAL CENTER, INC ∙ TENET HEALTH SYSTEM GB, INC ∙ TENET HEALTHSYSTEM SPALDING, INC ∙ TENET SOUTH FULTON, INC ∙ THE COBB FOUNDATION, INC ∙ THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF MILLER COUNTY ∙ THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA ∙ TMC/VILLA RICA HOSPITAL, INC ∙ TY COBB HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ∙ UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ∙ UPSON COUNTY HOSPITAL INC ∙ WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC

Program Year 2

• Concierge Service• Contact HP after Federal level Attestation

– hphospitalcalc@hp.com

• HP Liaison will: – Send customized Patient Volume Calculator– Facilitate collaboration– Assist with State level attestation

Program Year 2

• West Georgia Medical Center, Inc. • Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.

Federal Level Registration

http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Eligibility.html

State Level Registration

Log into the MMIS secure web portal using your current ID and password

Use your CMS confirmation number to access the MAPIR from the secure web portal.

Coming Attractions!

Thursday, October 25th

The Medical Center of Central GeorgiaThe Eversole Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 3120110 a.m. - 11:30a.m.

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http://www.ga-hitrec.org/gahitrec/Phone: 404-752-1015Toll Free: 877-658-1990

http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentiveProgramsToll Free: 1-888-734-6433

http://dch.georgia.gov/ehrwww.mmis.georgia.gov1-800-766-4456

Resources

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Payments Disbursed over the Life of the Program

Georgia Medicaid EHR Incentives Disbursed since 9/2011

$79,072,424.00

Thank You

Jacqueline Koffi, Program Director

Medicaid Incentive Program

jkoffi@dch.ga.gov