What's New

New Video

To see a 5 minute video overview of esMD click on "Melanie Introduces Provider to esMD Video" below under related Links inside CMS.

Twitter

The CMS esMD Timeline is now on Twitter! Follow us at #CMS_esMD to follow esMD specific news and information. 

Presentations are as follows:

Joyce Davis presented:

• HIMSS 12 in Vegas on February 23, 2012
• Introducing esMD to HIHs
• Introducing esMD to Providers

* Slides for these presentations are below in the 'Downloads' section.

New Email Address
The CMS esMD Team has a new email address: esMDTeam@QSSInc.com.

Latest DURSA update

As of September 15, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer require Health Information Handlers (HIHs) to sign an attestation obligating them to a Data Use & Reciprocal Service Agreement as part of the CMS On-boarding Process and CMS Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation (esMD) certification.

esMD Timeline of Completed Activities
CMS has completed the following steps towards implementing the esMD Program:

• May 2010: CMS released esMD XDR Profile v1.0 (allowing medical documentation payloads in HITSP C-62 format).
• July 2010: CMS awarded esMD Content Transport Services contract to CAS Severn. Click the link below for more information on CAS Severn.
• August 2010: CMS awarded esMD Gateway contract to QSSI. Click the link below for more information about QSSI.
• January 2011: CMS began testing CMS' esMD connection with the review contractors.
• March 2011: CMS plans to begin testing CMS' esMD gateway with HIHs' esMD gateways.
• September 15, 2011: CMS esMD Gateway went live at 4pm.
• May 2012: There are 13 CERTIFIED CMS esMD HIHs.

esMD Timeline of Future Activities 

CMS plans to implement the following esMD activities:

• July 2012: Certify more HIHs to begin sending esMD transactions.