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Home and Community Based Services Digital Health Technical Assistance Grant is sponsored by District of Columbia Government. This grant focuses on enhancing the digital health infrastructure for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) within the District of Columbia.
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Home and Community Based Services Digital Health Technical Assistance Grant (HCBS Digital Health TA) | dhcf Home and Community Based Services Digital Health Technical Assistance Grant (HCBS Digital Health TA) Home and Community Based Services Digital Health Technical Assistance Grant The Department of Healthcare Finance (DHCF) continues to offer incentives to qualifying providers for meaningfully using certified electronic health record (EHR) systems and the DC Health Information Exchange (DC HIE) to deliver patient care and connect with patients and other providers.
This initiative,known as the Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program (which ended in December 2021), has paid eligible District health care providers and hospitals over $35 million for adopting, implementing, and/or upgrading their EHRs in accordance with Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) standards/criteria and CMS Meaningful Use requirements To be more inclusive of HCBS providers who have historically been unable to participate in programs such as the Medicaid PI Program and to ultimately make access to technology more equitable, DHCF is leveraging American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Enhanced Funding for Medicaid HCBS to enhance, expand, and strengthen home and community-based services digital health infrastructure to support a more integrated and accessible person-centered system in the District.
In August 2021, The District received official approval for a spending plan and narrative that describes the planned HCBS enhancement activities to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
DHCF, along with its District partners at the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), the Department on Disability Services (DDS), and Department of Housing Services (DHS) have been approved to deliver tailored technical assistance to eligible HCBS providers.
The selected grantee will be responsible for delivering technical assistance to HCBS providers participating in two DHCF managed programs: (1) HCBS Promoting Interoperability Program and (2) HCBS Telehealth Program. WHICH DHCF MANAGED PROGRAMS WILL PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AS PART OF THESE CMS APPROVED HCBS ENHANCED ACTIVITIES?
WILL THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFERED AS PART OF THE DIGITAL HEALTH TA GRANT BE FREE OF CHARGE FOR PARTICIPATING HCBS PROVIDERS? WHO WILL BE PROVIDING THE FREE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE HCBS PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE HCBS PI AND/OR HCBS TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS? WHAT SHOULD PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE HCBS PI AND/OR HCBS TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS EXPECT FROM THE eHEALTHDC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM?
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HCBS PI AND HCBS TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS? HOW DO ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS EARN HCBS PI PROGRAM INCENTIVIES? HOW DO I ATTEST TO THE HCBS PI PROGRAM?
WHO SHOULD I CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE? WHICH DHCF MANAGED PROGRAMS WILL PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AS PART OF THESE CMS APPROVED HCBS ENHANCED ACTIVITIES?
Technical assistance is offered to eligible HCBS organizations participating in the following DHCF managed programs via the Digital Health TA grant: The HCBS Promoting Interoperability Program (HCBS PI Program): The HCBS PI Program rewards HCBS providers for meeting milestones to adopt and implement Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) systems and connect to the DC Health Information Exchange (DC HIE).
The HCBS PI Program is an incentive program. HCBS Telehealth Program: The Technical Assistance (TA) program builds on the efforts to expand the use of CEHRT, extends telehealth investments, and encourages the use of remote patient monitoring devices.
The HCBS Telehealth Program is not an incentive program WILL THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFERED AS PART OF THE DIGITAL HEALTH TA GRANT BE FREE OF CHARGE FOR PARTICIPATING HCBS All technical assistance provided to eligible HCBS organizations participating in the HCBS PI and/or HCBS Telehealth Programs, as part of the Digital Health TA grant, will be 100% free of charge.
WHO WILL BE PROVIDING THE FREE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE HCBS PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE HCBS PI AND/OR HCBS TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS?
In late July 2022, DHCF awarded a new Digital Health Technical Assistance grant to the District of Columbia Primary Care Association (DCPCA) and its sub-grantees to deliver tailored technical assistance to HCBS provider organizations to adopt digital health technologies and achieve HIE Connectivity in the District.
Led by DCPCA, the eHealthDC project partners for this grant are: Clinovations Government + Health, Zane Networks, CRISP DC, and Enlightened. All eligible HCBS provider organizations interested in taking advantage of the free technical assistancem support should contact eHealthDC staff directly at [email protected] . Providers can also visit their website for more detailed information.
WHAT SHOULD PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE HCBS PI AND/OR HCBS TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS EXPECT FROM THE eHEALTHDC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM?
Below you will find an outline of what participating HCBS provider organizations should expect in terms of technical assistance received from eHealthDC: HCBS Program Management Services HCBS Promoting Interoperability Program IIdentify, eligible providers and conduct needs assessments Perform provider outreach and enrollment services Conduct practice readiness assessments of eligible and targeted HCBS providers Document and report provider/program participation status Identify, select, implement.
and/ or optimize CEHRT/HIT systems Perform customized, practice specific TA services based on PIP track Provide intial and ongoing user education services Assist with Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA Onboard and connect to the DC HIE Manage distribution of telehealth equipment and tools if applicable Provide customized, practice specific services for telehealth guidance, tools, and workflows Provide telehealth adoptions and implementation services Provide initial and ongoing user education services WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HCBS PI AND HCBS TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS?
To participate, HCBS provider organizations must meet the following eligibility requirements listed below: Be a non-profit or for-profit entity or governmental entity Medicaid provider organization that has adjudicated claims from Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) within FY21-FY22 to provide services either through contract or fee-for-service A Medicaid provider and have adjudicated claims within FY20 – FY21 from Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) to provide services either through contract or fee-for-service Potential Providers must be licensed by: Department of Behavioral Health (DBH): Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (MHRS); Adult Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Services (ASARS); and Other Rehabilitation Services providers certified to provide services to the extent permitted by and in accordance with District law and regulations Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) Certified Medical Assistants (CMA) providers licensed to diagnose and treat health care conditions to the extent permitted by and in accordance with District law and regulations.
Home and community-based service providers enrolled by DHCF to deliver 1915(c) or 1915(i) services or supports, which includes Adult Day Health Programs (ADHP) Department of Disability Services (DDS) Home and community-based service providers delivering 1915(c) services or supports, which includes services authorized under the People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities HCBS Waiver Program (IDD Waiver) and the Individual and Family Supports HCBS Waiver Program (IFS Waiver) Department of Human Services (DHS)> Home and community-based service providers enrolled by DHCF to deliver 1915(i) services or supports, which includes Housing Support Services HOW DO ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS EARN HCBS PI PROGRAM INCENTIVIES?
Provider organizations shall enter the HCBS PI program by selecting a track that meets their independent needs (Track 1: Implement a new EHR; Track 2: Upgrade Existing EHR to a CEHRT; and 3) Optimize Existing EHR). The program is broken down into three (3) different tracks, each with a subsequent six (6) milestones.
Each milestone is associated with a designated incentive amount (definitized amount to be determined), which will be paid directly to the provider organization by DHCF upon successfully submitting proper documentation via the SLR and receiving formal approval. HCBS PI Program tracks and associated milestones incentives will posted on this website. HOW DO I ATTEST TO THE HCBS PI PROGRAM?
Eligible provider organizations may attest for the HCBS Promoting Interoperability Program by submitting a complete application via the District’s State Level Registry (SLR). DHCF is pleased to announce the opening of the SLR for purposes of HCBS PI Program attestation on October 24, 2022 and will close promptly on March 31, 2024. Please access the SLR here: https://dcslr.
thinkhts. com WHO SHOULD I CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE? If you have any further questions regarding the HCBS Promoting Interoperability Program, please contact: HCBS PI Program General InquiriesEduarda Koch HCBS PI Program General Inquiries HCBS PI Program Pre-Payment Verification
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) provider organizations, especially Medicaid HCBS providers, operating within the District of Columbia. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Home and Community Based Services Digital Health Technical Assistance Grant is funded by District of Columbia Government. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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