Welcome to the Montana State Level Registry (SLR) — Provider Outreach Page
Montana providers must register with the CMS registration and attestation system, formerly known as NLR, prior to registering with the Montana State Level Registry. The tools in this Provider Outreach Page will help you start collecting and organizing the information you will need in order to register with Montana's SLR.
As the healthcare landscape continues to modernize, recent legislation was passed to encourage the adoption of Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) technology in documenting patient care. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, beginning in 2011, eligible Medicaid providers are offered financial incentives for the implementation and meaningful use of Health Information Technology (HIT) in the management of patient populations.
To streamline the process in applying for the incentive and provide supportive resources throughout your HIT transition, this web portal centralizes the national, state and regional links for additional program information. It also serves as the portal to access the Montana State Level Registry (SLR). In support of The State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services vision to improve access to health care and quality of health care for Montanans, this site also offers the following:
- A centralized “one-stop” launching pad of available tools for managing your EHR Incentive Program information
- A secure portal to access the MT State Level Registry (SLR)
- Organized information offering real-time feeds of current HIT news and updates from other federal organizations such as CMS.
Educate yourself today on the benefits of HIT and be a part of transforming the quality, efficiency and safety of healthcare delivery.
Name Change ALERT
CMS has renamed the EHR Incentive Program to the Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program!
What to Expect for Program Year 2018?
- All participants must attest to Meaningful Use, either Modified Stage 2 or Stage 3 - no attestations will be accepted for AIU (Adopt, Implement or Upgrade).
- All EPs will report on a continuous 90-day EHR reporting period with a CQM reporting period of a full year for returning meaningful users, or 90 days for first time meaningful users. Six (6) CQMs must be reported, regardless of Stage.
- All providers must attest using Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) that is certified (at minimum) to the 2014 Edition. However EPs who wish to attest to Stage 3 objectives must use Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) that is certified to the 2015 Edition or a combination of 2014/2015 Edition CEHRT.
- There are 10 Objectives including 2 Public Health Measures for Modified Stage 2, and 8 Objectives including 2 Public Health Measures for Stage 3.
- Unlike in previous years, there are no alternate exclusions or specifications available.
- Security Risk Assessment must be conducted by both EHs and EPs during Calendar Year 2018.
- Broadband Access Exclusion: CMS offers broadband access exclusions for two meaningful use objectives; Patient Electronic Access and Secure Electronic Messaging. According to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) most current map, all counties in Montana are listed as having 50 percent or more of its housing units with 4Mbps broadband available. Therefore, no providers are eligible to take the broadband exclusion for either of these objectives.
- The following documentation must be uploaded to the Montana State Level Registry (SLR) for EP Program Year 2018:
- Eligibility Workbook
- Copy of Contract with EHR Vendor
- Supporting Documentation (screen shots or EHR report with PHI removed)
- Copy of Security Risk Assessment
- Full Meaningful Use Summary Report (All MU objectives/measures and all CQMs)
- Letter from the Public Health Agency (or statement/reason for exclusion- “We don’t give immunization due to provider type. We are Dentists.”)
- Signed and Dated Program Year 2018 Attestation
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