Alabama Medicaid Promoting Interoperability (PI), formerly known as the Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program Alabama’s State Level Registry (SLR) will begin accepting Program Year 2020 applications on December 1, 2020. All Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2021. The link to the SLR is: https://alslr.thinkhts.com/.

Deadline for CMS to receive 2020 claims for the Quality performance category. Claims must be received by CMS within 60 days of the end of the performance period. Deadline dates vary to submit claims to the MACs . Check with the MACs for more specific instructions.

Care Compare is a transparency initiative that displays MIPS performance data on a public website; clinicians and groups may use the currently open preview period (until March 25th) to ensure the accuracy of 2019 MIPS performance information and submit a targeted review of any inaccuracies before the data goes live in 2021. For more information on Care Compare please visit: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Compare-DAC

2020 MIPS performance year data submission window closes.

As an additional COVID-19 flexibility, CMS is applying the MIPS automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances (EUC) policy to all MIPS eligible clinicians for the 2020 performance period. Additionally, CMS has reopened the deadline to complete an extreme and uncontrollable circumstances application for PY 2020. The previous deadline was Monday, February 1, 2021. However, the NEW deadline is March 31, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET. Note that applications received between now and March 31, 2021 won’t override...
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Going forward from April 5, 2021, health information networks and exchanges, EHR vendors and health care providers will be subject to information blocking. What is information blocking? Information blocking can occur in many forms. Physicians can experience info blocking when trying to access patient records from other providers, connecting their EHR systems to local health information exchanges, migrating from one EHR to another, and linking their EHRs with a clinical data registry. Read more at: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2021-01/information-blocking-part-1.pdf...
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UPDATED: May 14, 2021 - Last Day to Resubmit Mississippi Division of Medicaid is requesting that all applications be submitted by May 14th to allow the staff time to review and render payments. The State Level Registry (SLR) will shutdown on May 28th to officially close Program Year 2020.  All applications that were not completely submitted will be withdrawn from the SLR. We are moving rather quickly to prepare for Program Year 2021 which starts June...
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MS Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Year 2021 June 1, 2021 is rapidly approaching.  This is the last time to participate in the CMS Promoting Interoperability Program (commonly known as EHR Incentive Program/Meaningful Use). All eligible providers have only 2 months to submit all applications.  The program will close on July 31, 2021.  Please review the information below to help you prepare. Open attestation begins June 1, 2021 and closes July 31, 2021.  Program Requirements: All eligible providers must has...
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Alabama Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Updates for Program Year 2021 Alabama Medicaid’s Promoting Interoperability, formerly known as the Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program is gearing up for the LAST and FINAL YEAR of the PI Program and accepting Program Year 2021 applications. It is our priority to create a smooth and hassle-free experience for our provider community by updating you with the following announcements:  Alabama’s State Level Registry (SLR) will begin accepting application for the Final Program Year...
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MS Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Year 2021 June 1, 2021 is rapidly approaching.  This is the last time to participate in the CMS Promoting Interoperability Program (commonly known as EHR Incentive Program/Meaningful Use). All eligible providers have only 2 months to submit all applications.  The program will close on July 31, 2021.  Please review the information below to help you prepare. Open attestation begins June 1, 2021 and closes July 31, 2021.  Program Requirements: All eligible providers must has...
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New Medicaid ID cards, with a new Medicaid number that starts with 530, will be effective on August 1, 2021. According to Alabama Medicaid, patients should present both Medicaid cards to providers. Guidelines from Alabama Medicaid to assist with eligibility verification/claims submission during this transition: All information for the previous Medicaid ID and the new Medicaid ID are being combined to allow providers to use either the previous card or new card for eligibility verification...
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Alabama Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Updates for Program Year 2021 The Alabama Medicaid Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program is gearing up for the LAST and FINAL YEAR of the PI Program and will soon begin accepting Program Year (PY) 2021 applications. It is our priority to create a smooth and hassle-free experience for our provider community by updating you with the following announcements:The Alabama State Level Registry (SLR) is scheduled to open Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. CST to...
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