Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
Texas Medicaid EHR Incentive Program:
For eligible professionals (EPs) participating in the Texas Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for 2012, EPs will need to do ALL of the following:
1. Register with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action).
2. Successfully complete your Year 1 attestation in the Texas Medicaid EHR incentive program portal. (see steps outlined in http://www.tmhp.com/TMHP_File_Library/HealthIT/Prerequisites%20for%20Eligible%20Professionals.pdf).
3. Be in the “Payment Pending” status.
Meaningful Use Attestation Portal is Now Open for Eligible Professionals (EPs)
If you are participating in the Texas Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program and have already successfully attested to first year requirements (Adopt, Implement, or Upgrade), you may begin attesting to receive 2012 Stage 1 Meaningful Use incentives. As a reminder, eligible professionals (EPs) must attest to patient volume, eligibility, and other program requirements for each year of participation. Starting with the second year of participation, EPs must annually attest to meeting meaningful use requirements.
To attest to meeting Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements and receive a payment for Program Year 2, go to www.tmhp.com, log into your account, scroll to “Manage Provider Account”, and click on the “Texas Medicaid EHR Incentive Program” link.
As a reminder, the following resources are available:
• Getting started with the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program: http://www.tmhp.com/Pages/HealthIT/HIT_EHR_GettingStarted.aspx
• Frequently asked questions: http://www.tmhp.com/Pages/HealthIT/HIT_EHR_FAQ.aspx
• Meaningful use and clinical quality measures for eligible professionals: http://www.tmhp.com/TMHP_File_Library/HealthIT/MU-CQMs%20Summary-EPs.pdf
• CMS EHR meaningful use overview: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/30_Meaningful_Use.asp#TopOfPage
For further questions, please contact HealthIT@tmhp.com or call the Contact Center at 1-800-925-9126 option 4.
Also please review program information at http://www.cms.gov/ehrincentiveprograms/ and http://www.tmhp.com/Pages/HealthIT/HIT_EHR.aspx.
