• The Direct Project establishes standards and documentation to support simple scenarios of pushing data from where it is to where it's needed, in a way that will support more sophisticated interoperability in the future. To learn more about the Direct Project please visit their website at: http://directproject.org/content.php?key=overview

• The Alaska State Level Registry system will be unavailable March 1-4, 2012 to update the system for meaningful use attestation. Please check back on March 5th to attest.

• Alaska HIT Program office hosted a webinar for lab stakeholders about sending and receiving electronic, structured lab results and meaningful use. To see the PowerPoint presentation click here.

• Are programs from the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program subject to federal income tax? Click here for an answer.

• Meaningful Attestation will be available in the Alaska State Level Registry in early April 2012.

• February 29, 2012 is the last day for eligible professionals to submit their attestation for Year 1 EHR Incentive Program using 2010 data for determining patient volume.

• October 3, 2011 is the last day for eligible professionals to begin their 90-day reporting period for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for 2011.

• Can tribal clinics be treated as FQHCs for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program? 

• Health Information Technology Workforce Training Program Flyer 
 

• Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Specifics of the Program for Hospitals, August 11, 2010

• Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Specifics on the Program for Eligible Professionals, August 10, 2010

• Alaska Electronic Health Record (EHR) Survey for health care professional providers and hospitals We need your help to develop an electronic health plan that works for Alaska and provides incentive dollars to qualifying Medicaid providers

• HIT/HIE PowerPoint Presentation: Systems working together to reduce health care costs & improve quality of care

• State Health Policy Consortium: Support Services Request The Pacific Northwest Health Policy Consortium Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington June 9, 2010

• Recovery Act Funding for Community Health Centers in Alaska

Public Health Meaningful Use Measures 

Meaningful Use Criteria for Eligible Professionals

Meaningful Use Criteria for Eligible Hospitals

EHR Incentive Program Preparation Checklist

EHR Incentive Program Provider Manual

EHR Incentive Program FAQs

Lab Webinar: Sending and Receiving Electronic, Structured Lab Results

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Eligible Professionals — Learn How to Attest in the Alaska Medicaid State Level Registry

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