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HANYS Helps Providers Prepare for Launch of New York’s Medicaid Meaningful Use Program

Posted November 2011

HANYS is encouraging hospitals to prepare for the imminent launch of New York State’s Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. Advance preparation will help ensure providers are ready for the launch and the receipt of their first Medicaid EHR incentive payment. Like the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program will provide payments to eligible providers that achieve and attest to certain standards related to “meaningful use” of EHRs.

New York State will launch the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program by the end of this year. HANYS is working closely with the Department of Health as it tests the Web-based registration and attestation systems all eligible hospitals, physicians, and other health care professionals will need to use to draw down Medicaid incentive payments.

HANYS provided members with details on how to prepare for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, and strongly encourages eligible hospitals, physicians, and other health care professionals to prepare for the program launch, as the required steps in the registration and attestation processes can be time consuming and complex.

The state recently made available resources to assist providers in preparing for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. HANYS strongly encourages members to use these resources:

HANYS also developed resources to help members implement the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, available on HANYS’ Health Reform Navigator Web site. Contact: Susan Van Meter