2019 State HIT Connect Summit

The federal government offers financial assistance to states for deploying information health information technology (HIT) solutions to support their Medicaid programs. States request IT funding by submitting an Advanced Planning Document (APD) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The APD provides details about the requested funding, the projects that will be undertaken, and the milestones the state proposes to achieve with the HIT project(s). Traditionally, Medicaid has funded the design development, and implementation of HIT projects under HITECH funds, which sunsets in 2021. CMS has expanded funding to States via traditional Medicaid IT (MMIS, MES, E&E) funding mechanisms for systems integrators, project management, and maintenance and operations to sustain HIT investments. States must connect their funding requests to MITA requirements to receive approval and drawdown HIT funds under MES authority.  Come learn about Maryland’s experience doing the planning work necessary to make this transition happen.