The deadline for receiving the full $44,000 Medicare EHR incentive is approaching. Eligible professionals must begin their 90-day Meaningful Use attestation period by October 1st in order to receive the full incentive. Click here for more information.

   *NEW* - CLICK HERE to find a checklist, frequently asked questions, and tips on the attestation process.

The Regional Extension Center (REC) has the goal of assisting at least 1,000 Priority Primary Care Providers (PCP) in Maryland. We have surpassed our goal, having now signed up 1,556 providers. We lead all RECs in contracted providers (as a percent of target).

The REC partners with state-designated Management Service Organizations (MSOs) to provide the direct assistance to practices, serving as our “boots on the ground.” The program currently partners with 15 MSOs, which range from non-profits to small businesses to community hospitals.

The REC program has primarily been focused on helping small practices. More than 50% of the practices we serve consist of 10 providers or fewer. We are also focused on providing support to practices located in medically underserved areas throughout Maryland.

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Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is partnering with CRISP and The Abell Foundation to launch a contest around health data innovation. The contest seeks practical ideas for creative use of data to improve the health status of Maryland residents, and several winners will receive a total of $5,000 in prize money. Applicants are encouraged to propose solutions using data from more than 16 existing health-related databases in combination with various other publically available state and Federal databases. Applicants are encouraged to propose ideas that leverage Maryland's health information exchange infrastructure and lead to significant health gains, while respecting privacy.

The contest and website will launch on March 20th, we encourage you to visit the contest website following the launch to submit ideas or vote and comment on others' ideas:

https://themarylandprize.maryland.spigit.com