DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Vincent R. Nathan, MD, MPH
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Ordinance authorizing the submission of an application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to receive Meaningful Use funds for adopting, implementing or upgrading to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) and authorizing the acceptance of such funds in an amount up to $42,500.00.
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes Metro Health to submit an application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to receive Meaningful Use funds for adopting, implementing or upgrading to an Electronic Health Record (EHR). The incentive amount for doing so, as provided by the CMS, will provide reimbursement of $21,250 per Metro Heath healthcare provider that attests for a total amount of up to $42,500 in 2016. This ordinance also authorizes the acceptance of such funds. Accepted funds will reimburse the cost of implementing and adopting the EHR and allow Metro Health the ability to provide much needed training and support for clinics utilizing the EHR system.
To attest to meeting the Meaningful Use metrics of adopting, implementing, or upgrading to an EHR, Metro Health must complete the following:
1. Register or ensure possession of a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for each provider.
2. Gather each provider's NPI, Tax Identification Number (TIN), the CMS Electronic Health Records (EHR) Certification Number and documentation for proof of purchase of EHR technology to prepare for registration with CMS.
3. Register at CMS's EHR Incentive Program registration site and assign payment to Metro Health.
4. Enroll/confirm enrollment in Texas Medicaid to ensure an active Texas Medicaid Provider Identification Number (TPI).
5. Set up/confirm Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) account, log-in ID, and Pin number.
6. Calculate the patient volumes for provider group.
7. Log in to TMHP accounts and input the gathere...
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