Nevada Medicaid EHR Incentive Program – Registration &
Attestation Process
Information & Handouts
• Accessing Handouts and Supporting Documents
• Asking Questions & Getting Answers
Agenda
• Review of Incentive Program• Medicaid Registration & Attestation Process• Brief Q&A
Previous HealthInsight Webinars• Visit HealthInsight Event page to download the
recorded webinar session:– http://www.healthinsight.org/Internal/HI_Events.html
What Incentives are Available
Year 12011 – 2016
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Total
$21,250 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $8,500 $63,750
• Medicare OR Medicaid Incentives Available to Providers
• Eligible Providers may participate in only ONE of the two programs
• Medicaid Incentives may be paid out over 6 years. These years DO NOT have to be consecutive.
When are Incentives Available• Nevada Medicaid EHR Incentive Program is
currently scheduled to launch early August
• Expect Year 1 payment 4-6 weeks after attestation for Adoption, Implementation or Upgrade (AIU)
• Medicaid Incentive Payments will be made up to 2021
Qualifying for A,I,U
• What do I need to prove AIU to attest (Adopt, Implement & Upgrade)?
• EPs and EHs will need to be prepared to provide information and documentation about their EHR adoption efforts at the time of attestation including:– EHR Certification Number which can be found at
http://oncchpl.force.com/ehrcert?q=CHPL– Medicaid Patient Volume Information including Numerator and
Denominator– Signed letter on practice letterhead stating Adopt, Implement or Upgrade
methodology being used and how efforts support this methodology– Copy of Purchase Order, Contract, Service Agreement, etc to prove the
purchase or acquisition of a Certified EHR.
Register for Incentive Programs• Obtain a valid PECOS ID:
– https://pecos.cms.hhs.gov/pecos/login.do• OR a NPPES(National Plan & Provider Enumeration
System) User ID and Password: – https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/
StaticForward.do?forward=static.npistart• Once a valid PECOS ID/NPPES ID is obtained you will
register using the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Site to indicate your intent to participate in Nevada Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
http://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action
Nevada Medicaid Attestation Process
• Registration for Nevada Medicaid EHR Incentive Program will be available on August 6th
• Registration will require a valid PECOS Username & Password for each Eligible Provider or Hospital
• Eligible Provider NPI #
Nevada Medicaid Attestation Process (Cont.)
• Registration Confirmation will be sent to email provided with a link for Attestation on following date– (if Registered on Aug 6th, confirmation will be send on
Aug 7th to start Attesting for the Incentive)• Access to Nevada Medicaid Provider Portal• https://www.medicaid.nv.gov/hcp/provider/Home/
tabid/135/Default.aspx
Nevada Medicaid Attestation Process (Cont.)
• If you are attesting for the entire Group Practice, you must include all providers patients volume.
• When attesting, ONLY attest eligible providers in your Practice.
• Not hospital-based MD, DO, PA*, NP, Certified Nurse Midwife, DDS
• Must logout before Attest for additional provider within your group practice
What will the Attestation process look like?
• Provider Login:– User ID– Password
• If Practice select to Attest using Group Patient Volumes
Webinar Schedule•HealthInsight will be hosting a series of Webinars through the month of July that will help to explain the Medicaid Incentive Requirements and the Registration and Attestation Process. •Past Sessions July 11th , July 18th , July 25th http://www.healthinsight.org/Internal/HI_Events.html
•Future Session:•August 1st at 1pm – Repeat of Registration/Attestation Process
http://tinyurl.com/NVMedicaidAttest
Contact Information
HealthInsight State of Nevada Medicaid
Erick [email protected]
Eileen [email protected]
Catelyn [email protected]
1-800-483-0932
Nevada Medicaid Provider [email protected]
1-775-684-37001-775-684-3701
Starting August 6th, CGI Business Services will be primary contact for EHR
related questions. 1-888-639-3452
Links & ResourcesHealthInsight: http://www.HealthInsight.org
PECOS: https://pecos.cms.hhs.gov/pecos/login.do
NPPES: https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/StaticForward.do?forward=static.npistart
Incentive Registration: https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action
CMS Medicaid FAQ: https://questions.cms.gov/
Nevada Medicaid FAQ: https://dhcfp.nv.gov/EHRI/Final%20FAQ's.pdf
EHR Certification Information: http://oncchpl.force.com/ehrcert?q=CHPL
NV Medicaid Provider Portal: https://www.medicaid.nv.gov/hcp/provider/Home/tabid/135/Default.aspx
CMS Registration User Guide:
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/downloads/EHRMedicaidEP_RegistrationUserGuide.pdf