Author: N.C. Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
Note: Information regarding Modified Stage 2 MU no longer applies.
Program Reminders
There are only four months left to submit an attestation for Program Year 2017.
Providers will have until April 30, 2018, to submit a complete and accurate attestation for Program Year 2017. After that no changes can be made. Providers are encouraged to attest as soon as possible to give time to address any attestation problems and discrepancies.
Providers need six years of successful participation to earn the full incentive payment of $63,750. This means providers who started participating in the N.C. Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program in Program Year 2016 must successfully attest each remaining year of the program, through Program Year 2021, to receive their full incentive payment. Even if denied in a previous program year, providers who successfully attested at least once by Program Year 2016 are encouraged to return now and attest to have the opportunity to earn the full incentive payment.
As a reminder, if the provider was paid for Program Year 2016 using a patient volume reporting period from calendar year 2016, they may use the same patient volume reporting period when attesting in Program Year 2017.
In Program Year 2017, providers have the option to attest to Modified Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU) or Stage 3 MU. For objective and measure requirements, providers should refer to the CMS Specification Sheets.
- Click here for CMS’ Modified Stage 2 MU Specification Sheets
- Click here for CMS’ Stage 3 MU Specification Sheets
The attestation guides are updated each year, so providers are encouraged to use the updated attestation guide every year they attest. The attestation guides may be found on the right-hand side of the NC Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment System (NC-MIPS) portal. To see the current Stage 3 MU Attestation Guide, please click here.
Note: Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) have been updated in Program Year 2017. Providers will now select six CQMs from a list of 53. To see the Program Year 2017 CQMs, visit the Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement Resource Center (eCQI) website.
For more information, visit the N.C. Medicaid EHR Incentive Program web page.
Updates for Program Year 2018
On Aug. 14, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule. The release of this final rule has made the following impacts to the N.C. Medicaid EHR Incentive Program in Program Year 2018:
- Stage 3 MU is no longer required in Program Year 2018. Providers may attest to either Modified Stage 2 MU or Stage 3 MU;
- Providers may use a 2014 edition Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT), 2015 edition CEHRT, or a combination of 2014 edition and 2015 edition CEHRT;
- Providers will select six CQMs from a list of 53 (applicable in Program Year 2017); and,
- Providers may continue using a 90-day MU reporting period.
Visit the N.C. Medicaid EHR Incentive Program website for additional updates as they become available.
N.C. Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
NCMedicaid.HIT@dhhs.nc.gov (email preferred)