Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1:00-2:30 pm Eastern (12:00-1:30 pm Central; 11:00 am-12:30 pm Mountain; 10:00-11:30 am Pacific; 9:00-10:30 am Alaska; 8:00-9:30 am Hawaii)
Co-sponsored by the Health Information and Technology; Hospitals and Health Systems; Physician Organizations; and Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Groups
Description
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on how providers may qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments for electronic health records (EHRs) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The rule is considered revolutionary and will impact healthcare organizations beyond the IT department, finance, and legal to the highest level strategically across healthcare organizations. The Office of National Coordinator (ONC) also has issued an Interim Final Rule addressing EHR certification standards that vendors must meet in order for their EHR technology to be certified for meaningful use. Will your organization and your clients qualify for the incentive payments?
Tune in to Part I for an overview of the rules and gain an understanding of how your organization and clients need to prepare. Drafters of the rules from CMS and ONC will join us to discuss basics of the rule, including how the money flows under the separate Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
Learn more about Part II: Drill Down on Key Issues.
- Jane Eckels, Esquire
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Anchorage, AK
- Elizabeth Holland
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD
- Steven Posnack, MHS, MS
Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and Planning
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Moderator