SMD: Availability of HITECH Administrative Matching Funds to Help Professionals and Hospitals Eligible for Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments Connect to Other Medicaid Providers

Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to states updating prior guidance on prior guidance on when State costs related to promoting Health Information Exchange (HIE) can be matched at the 90 percent HITECH administrative rate to support the coordination of care and transitions of care requirements in Meaningful Use modified Stage 2 and Stage 3.

The letter is available online on Medicaid.gov at http://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/federal-policy-guidance.html