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AL and MS Medicaid Program Attestation for 2018

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Alabama Medicaid – Medicaid has changed the name of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program to Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program. Alabama Medicaid is now accepting PY 2018 attestations and the deadline to submit your data is March 31, 2019. The link to Alabama’s State Level Registry (SLR) is https://alslr.thinkhts.com/. For more information, please refer to AL Medicaid’s Promoting Interoperability (PI) website: http://medicaid.alabama.gov/content/2.0_Newsroom/2.7_Special_Initiatives/2.7.2_Meaningful_Use.aspx.   Mississippi Medicaid – Medicaid has changed the name of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program…
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How does the government shutdown affect payment of your claims?

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How does the government shutdown affect payment of your claims? In a tweet made by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shortly after the partial government shutdown began in December 2018, CMS stated, “CMS and its programs (including, but not limited to, @Medicaregov, @Medicaidgov and @Healthcaregov) are NOT affected by the partial gov’t shutdown.” This means that providers should not expect delays in Medicare and Medicaid claims processing and payment due to the shutdown,…
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MIPS Promoting Interoperability hardship exception now available

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MIPS Promoting Interoperability hardship exception now available – Submit today, don’t wait! For 2018 MIPS, eligible clinicians can submit a QPP Hardship Exception Application to have the Promoting Interoperability (PI) performance category (formerly ACI) reweighted to 0 percent citing one of the following reasons: Small practices (15 or fewer clinicians) NEW for 2018 Using decertified EHR technology NEW for 2018 Insufficient Internet connectivity Extreme and uncontrollable circumstances Lack of control over the availability of CEHRT Application…
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MACRA Minute – Request your MIPS Targeted Review Today

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Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week! October 1 is the deadline to request a MIPS Targeted Review – But Don’t Wait! A targeted review is a process where MIPS ECs can request CMS review their 2017 MIPS participation year calculations. If you suspect there are errors or data quality issues with your 2019 payment adjustment then don’t delay! Confirm you have an Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM) account today and log in to…
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Palmetto GBA Incorrect Claim Rejections- Group NPI and Rendering Provider NPI Do Not Match

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Issue Identified 3/19/2018 Palmetto GBA is aware that certain Jurisdiction J Part B claims rejected incorrectly when the billing (group NPI) and rendering provider (individual NPI) combination were submitted correctly. Affected claims incorrectly rejected with: Claim Adjustment Reason Code CO-16 (Claim/service lacks information or has submission/billing error(s) and Remittance Advice Remark Code N290 (Missing/incomplete/invalid rendering provider primary identifier) While Palmetto GBA continues to research the issue, a temporary workaround has been implemented to prevent claims…
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Deadline Extended for 2016 MEDICAID MU Attestations

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ATTENTION:  Deadline Extended for Accepting Program Year 2016 MEDICAID MU Attestations for Eligible Medicaid Professionals and Eligible Hospitals Medicaid Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Payment Program Update: AL Medicaid has extended the deadline for submitting your PY 2016 AIU or MU attestation to June 30th, 2017. In order to be considered for an incentive payment, your 2016 AIU or MU application must be completely submitted via the Alabama State Level Registry (SLR) before 12:00 midnight CST on…
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Alabama Medicaid Deadlines for October 31

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There are 2 deadlines looming for October 31st, 2016: 2015 Medicaid Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline – The new State Level Registry (SLR) system is open to process Medicaid Meaningful Use attestations for Program Year 2015 and will remain open until October 31st at midnight. Alabama Medicaid will be processing both Adopt-Implement-Update (AIU) and Meaningful Use (MU) attestations for participation year 2015. The link to access the new Alabama SLR is: https://alslr.thinkhts.com/. Medicaid Primary Care Enhanced…
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Medicaid Enhanced “Bump” Rates Deadline

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AL Medicaid Enhanced “Bump” Rates Deadline For dates of service on or after October 1, 2016, Alabama Medicaid will resume enhanced payments for the Primary Care Enhanced Rates “Bump” Program. In order to receive this rate retroactive to October 1, 2016, eligible providers must have a self-attestation form on file at HPE by October 31, 2016. If providers do not have a self-attestation on file starting November 1, 2016, then they will receive the enhanced…
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Alabama Medicaid State Level Registry Open

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The new Alabama State Level Registry (SLR) system is now open to process Medicaid Meaningful Use attestations for Program Year 2015 and will remain open until October 31st, 2016 at midnight CST. Alabama Medicaid will be processing both Adopt-Implement-Update (AIU) and Meaningful Use (MU) attestations for participation year 2015. The link to access the new Alabama SLR is: https://alslr.thinkhts.com/. For providers who see Medicaid AND Medicare patients, who could be subject to a Medicare payment…
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Meaningful Use New Log-In Process for Alabama Medicaid

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Attention AL Medicaid providers: If you are planning to attest to Medicaid Meaningful Use for 2016, there will be a new process for logging into the provider’s account. Once the State Level Registry (SLR) becomes available, instead of using a username and password you will now be required to enter the provider’s individual NPI and the a CMS Registration ID. The CMS registration ID can be obtained by calling the CMS Help Desk (866.484.8049, option #1 or…
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End of Medicaid Enhanced “Bump” Rates

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For dates of service on or after August 1, 2016, Alabama Medicaid will end enhanced payments to primary care physicians. This cut is due to budget constraints at Medicaid. Payments for certain primary care services and for vaccine administration services under the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program will be affected. To view the current fee schedule with non-enhanced rates visit the Alabama Medicaid Agency’s website here: http://medicaid.alabama.gov/CONTENT/6.0_Providers/6.6_Fee_Schedules.aspx. For more information, please contact Beverly Churchwell, Associate Director,…
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MediSYS EHR Providers Seamlessly Connect To Alabama’s One Health Record

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Montgomery, AL, November 25, 2014 One Health Record®’s mission is to electronically exchange health information between Alabama’s healthcare providers and as a result, improve the quality and efficiency of the healthcare received by Alabama’s citizens.   To help facilitate this mission, MedConnect has joined forces with One Health Record to allow MediSYS EHR providers to connect seamlessly with Alabama One Health Record.   Bill Mixon, Executive Director, Alabama One Health Record® states, “Congratulations to MedConnect, the…
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