This is a friendly reminder that there are only four months left to apply for a final payment of up to $8500 from the NC Medicaid EHR Incentive Program [medicaid.ncdhhs.gov].
No attestations will be accepted after Oct. 31, 2021. There will be no exceptions to this CMS deadline.
In Program Year 2021, providers must use a 90-day MU and CQM reporting period. This means providers must start collecting 2021 Stage 3 MU [cms.gov] and CQM [ecqi.healthit.gov] data in their certified EHR [chpl.healthit.gov] no later than Aug. 1, 2021.
Because NC-MIPS [ncmips.nctracks.nc.gov] must close by Oct. 31, 2021, NC-MIPS has been updated to allow providers to submit a Program Year 2021 attestation before having completed the Security Risk Assessment [healthit.gov] (SRA). Providers that submit in NC-MIPS before completing their SRA must attest that they will complete the SRA prior to Dec. 31, 2021. If selected for post-payment audit, providers will be responsible for submitting the 2021 SRA regardless of whether it was completed by, or after, the date of attestation in NC-MIPS. For more information on SRAs, watch this five-minute SRA webinar [youtube].
For additional information and guidance, click here [medicaid.ncdhhs.gov] for informative webinars [medicaid.ncdhhs.gov], an FAQ page [medicaid.ncdhhs.gov] for a library of FAQs, and use the updated Stage 3 MU Attestation Guide [ncmips.nctracks.nc.gov] while attesting. You can also email the help desk at NCMedicaid.HIT@dhhs.nc.gov if you have any questions.