CMS has approved an extension of New York's Data Exchange Incentive Program until Sept. 30, 2020.

Nursing homes, home care agencies, and hospice programs utilizing "certified electronic health record technology under the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)" must connect to their Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) by March 9, 2018 or submit a waiver request to the Department of Health.

Providers with certified EHRs are required to connect. A free recorded webinar hosted by the New York eHealth Collaborative is available for providers.

The webinar will be held twice, on Jan. 29^th at 3:30 pm and Jan. 30^th at 8:30 am.

A free webinar to inform providers about updated requirements to qualify for health information exchange funding will be held on Dec. 21^st at 12 pm.

The webinar will be held on Dec. 21, 2017 from 12 to 1 pm.

Long-term/post-acute care providers that have adopted electronic health records that are not certified for HITECH security requirements will have alternative paths to qualify for Data Exchange Incentive Program funds.

One of several "Regulatory Modernization Initiatives," the Telehealth Work Group seeks to reduce barriers to the use of telehealth technology.