[Clinicians] CMS Sessions on Electronic Prescribing

[Shannon Kolman]

Hello CHAMPS Clinician Listserv Members,

I thought I'd pass this information on.

 

 

Special CMS Listening Sessions on 

Electronic Prescribing  

 

August 15, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. Mountain Time

August 18, 2008 at 12:00 P.M. Mountain Time

Conference Call Only

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Region VIII, Denver
will host two special listening sessions to hear your perspective and
obtain your input on the new electronic prescribing provisions set forth
in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
(MIPPA).  Section 132 of MIPPA authorizes the Secretary for Health and
Human Services to provide incentive payments from 2009 through 2013 to
successful electronic prescribers.  As described in Section 132,
successful electronic prescribers are based on either the reporting of
applicable electronic prescribing measures established under the
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) or through the use of Part
D data.  

 

CMS is planning a two day conference to explain the new electronic
prescribing incentives.  We will provide further details about the
conference on this call.  In addition, we want to get your perspective
on current topics of interest related to electronic prescribing and
discuss some of the more pragmatic issues and challenges to adoption.

 

Call-information for both of the audio conferences:  

 

TOLL FREE #    888-950-9564     

 

PASS CODE:   CMS e-prescribing

 

 

TTY    (Relay Conference Captioning for 08/15/2008)  At the start time
of the event, please login to your event by clicking on the link below:
http://www.fedrcc.us//Enter.aspx?EventID=1111695&CustomerID=321
<http://www.fedrcc.us/Enter.aspx?EventID=1111695&CustomerID=321> 

 

(Relay Conference Captioning for 08/18/2008)  At the start time of the
event, please login to your event by clicking on the link below:

http://www.fedrcc.us//Enter.aspx?EventID=1111696&CustomerID=321
<http://www.fedrcc.us/Enter.aspx?EventID=1111696&CustomerID=321> 

 

 

Public and private-sector organizations considering becoming co-sponsors
for the two day conference with CMS can access the notice in the Federal
Register at:
http://federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2008-18678_PI.pdf 

 

 

We look forward to your participation.  To submit questions or comments
prior to or after the Special CMS Listening Sessions on electronic
prescribing, you may send them to: debra.bowman at cms.hhs.gov

 

 

Shannon Kolman, MBA

Clinical Programs Director

CHAMPS (Community Health Assoc. of Mountain Plains States)

600 Grant Street, Suite 800

Denver, CO 80203

Ph: 303-861-5165

Fax: 303-861-5315

Email: shannon at champsonline.org <mailto:shannon at champsonline.org> 

www.champsonline.org

 

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