Medicare EHR Demonstration Project Discontinued
- Update as of 4/14/09
The DCMS has confirmed that the
the Medicare EHR Demonstration research project, awarded to
Northeast Florida last summer for implementation in Summer 2009, has
been discontinued. The details
explaining this decision are can be found in this
linked announcement by the CMS.
The DCMS Health Information Technology Committee finds this to be
positive news due to redundant funding being allocated for EHR implementation as
part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
The HIT Committee will be working with a local interest groups through
the Northeast Florida Health Information Consortium (NEFHIC) to assist
physicians in obtaining funding from the stimulus dollars to promote EHR
adoption.
More information regarding
this issue will be forthcoming; however, any questions can be directed to the
DCMS by emailing
jmillson@dcmsonline.org.
Initial Announcement of EHR
Demonstration Project
Northeast Florida
selected to participate in
Electronic Health
Records Demonstration Project
The Duval County Medical Society (DCMS) is pleased to report that
Northeast Florida has been selected as one of 12 regions
throughout the country to be a site for the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Electronic Health
Records Demonstration Project. The selection was made possible because of the collaboration and support
of many local organizations including the DCMS and
neighboring county medical societies (Clay, Nassau,
Putnam, and St. Johns), the DCHD, Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Florida, the Northeast Florida Regional Health
Organization, and Availity, LLC.
Approximately 200 local primary care physician
practices will be eligible to participate in an electronic health record-based
quality improvement study which aims to improve the health of Medicare patients
and provide up to 12 million dollars in economic benefits to the community. The
project emphasizes the use of electronic health records and financial incentives
for physicians to utilize proven methods of optimal care for Medicare
beneficiaries.
For more information about the Medicare EHR
Demonstration Grant, click on the following links:
CMS Demonstration Website - updated with new
information, particularly related to the Phase 1
demonstration sites.
Demonstration Project Summary
-
an
excellent tool for those who want more details about the
project (i.e. incentive payments, recruitment timelines,
quality measures to report on, etc.).
Recruitment of physician practices will begin in
mid 2009. Physicians and practices interested in
participating in the demonstration should contact Jay Millson (jmillson@dcmsonline.org
or 353-7536).
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