Medicaid's Vision for Healthcare Transformation
Monday, Feb. 21, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description:
This session highlights Medicaid's Health IT initiatives which support the HITECH Act and Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA), including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) EHR Incentive Program and Medicaid's support of state programs.
Speaker Information:
Penny Thompson, deputy center director, Center for Medicaid, CHIP, and Survey & Certification, CMS
Objectives:
Description:
This session highlights Medicaid's Health IT initiatives which support the HITECH Act and Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA), including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) EHR Incentive Program and Medicaid's support of state programs.
Speaker Information:
Penny Thompson, deputy center director, Center for Medicaid, CHIP, and Survey & Certification, CMS
Objectives:
- Learn CMS Medicaid's vision for healthcare transformation;
- Learn how CMS Medicaid is supporting the goals of the HITECH Act and the PPACA; and
- Learn how CMS is supporting state medicaid programs in implementing the CMS EHR Incentive Program.