Grant Eligibility
What is the GP IT Enablement Grant?
The GP IT Enablement Grant is a one-time grant to support GPs to adopt or upgrade to a CMS under the
CMS Tiering Framework for Primary Care, and to contribute data to Healthier SG and the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR).
My clinic uses pen-and-paper for clinic operations and medical records, am I eligible for the GP IT Enablement Grant?
Yes, your clinic will be eligible to apply for the GP IT Enablement Grant, with a valid PHMCA or HCSA license. GP clinics that plan to adopt or upgrade their CMS, can select either (Healthier SG) Package 1 or (Non-Healthier SG) Package 2, depending on their intention to participate in Healthier SG. GP clinics will receive the respective funding amount for the awarded package, upon fulfilling the stipulated grant criteria.
I am a telemedicine provider. Am I eligible?
Yes, telemedicine providers with valid licenses are eligible to apply for the GP IT Enablement Grant.
What is the disbursement criteria for the GP IT Enablement Grant?
GP Clinics on (Healthier SG) Package 1 need to fulfil the following within the 6-month monitoring period:
GP Clinics on (non-Healthier SG) Package 2 need to fulfil the following within the 6-month monitoring period:
*You may refer to the Grant Table for the full disbursement criteria, and the
CMS Tiering Framework for Primary Care.
How will I know if my CMS is Healthier SG-compatible?
You may refer to the
CMS Tiering Framework for Primary Care to check if your CMS is Healthier SG-compatible.
What if the CMS that I wish to adopt is not on the
CMS Tiering Framework published by MOH/IHIS?
GP clinics will need to adopt a CMS under the
CMS Tiering Framework for Primary Care to be eligible to apply for the grant. For example, to be eligible for Package 1, the clinic will need to adopt or already be on a Tier 1 CMS.
I have already been on a Healthier SG-compatible CMS prior to the launch of Healthier SG. Am I eligible for the GP IT Enablement Grant?
Yes, your clinic will be eligible to apply for (Healthier SG) Package 1 as long as you have a valid PHMCA or HCSA license. (Non-Healthier SG) Package 2 will not be applicable to GP Clinics that have already adopted a CMS under the
CMS Tiering Framework prior to grant application.
What are the differences between Package 1 and Package 2?
GP clinics can select between the packages, depending on their intention to
participate in Healthier SG.
Package 1 supports Healthier SG clinics who have adopted a Tier 1 (Healthier SG-compatible) CMS, are utilising Healthier SG functionalities and are contributing quality data to NEHR.
Package 2 supports non-Healthier SG clinics that are on pen and paper, or a non-Tier 1/Tier 2 CMS, to adopt or upgrade to a Tier 2 CMS* at the minimum and contribute quality data to NEHR.
*Please refer to the
CMS Tiering Framework for Primary Care for more information.
My clinic applied for the
Early Contribution Incentive (ECI). Can I still apply for GP IT Enablement grant?
The
ECI is a one-time funding support scheme for GP clinics to help defray the cost of upgrading and/or integrating the IT system with the NEHR for data contribution.
GP clinics will be reimbursed upon contribution of all relevant data types and submit quality data to NEHR for a consecutive period of three months over a six-month period. The ECI application window for GP clinics will close on 30 Jun 2023.
Healthier SG clinics that are using or adopting a Tier 1 (Healthier SG-compatible CMS) will be eligible to apply for GP IT Enablement Package 1,
even if they have already applied for ECI.
Non-Healthier SG clinics that have already applied for ECI and adopted/upgraded their CMS before the GP IT Enablement application will not be eligible to apply for GP IT Enablement Package 2, as they are required to demonstrate the CMS adoption/upgrade only after LOA acceptance.
The application window for the GP IT Enablement grant will open on 1 July 2023.
We are operating a group of clinics. Will each clinic branch under the group be eligible for the GP IT Enablement grant?
Yes, however each clinic branch will need to submit its own application and also fulfil the disbursement criteria individually.
I've applied for Package 2. However, I would like to switch to Package 1 and participate in Healthier SG. What should I do?
Please contact your
AIC account manager for any change requests. Your clinic may be allowed to formally submit a change request and restart the project period to include Healthier SG contribution monitoring, subject to approval by AIC/MOH.
Grant Disbursement and Monitoring Period
How will I know if my clinic has fulfilled the disbursement criteria, and how do I submit a claim?
All relevant data contribution through the CMS will be monitored by IHiS, and subsequently reported to AIC. GP clinics will not be required to conduct any active monitoring through their CMS or submit reports. AIC will notify GP Clinics on the fulfilment outcome of the disbursement criteria at the end of the monitoring period. AIC will process and perform one-time payment to the GP clinic after the disbursement criteria for the approved package is met.
I wish to suspend/change the grant monitoring period due to operational issues. What should I do?
Please contact your
AIC account manager for any change requests. Your clinic may be allowed to formally submit a change request and restart the project period, subject to approval by AIC/MOH.
I was informed that my clinic did not meet the disbursement criteria. Can I submit an appeal?
Please contact your
AIC account manager for assistance.
I wish to switch my CMS vendor. What should I do?
Please contact your
AIC account manager for any change requests. Your clinic may be allowed to formally submit a change request and restart the project period, subject to approval by AIC/MOH.
My clinic applied for both ECI and the GP IT Enablement Grant. How will the NEHR quality data contribution be measured for both grants?
Clinics that have previously applied for the
ECI should indicate this in their GP IT Enablement Grant application, so that the relevant AIC and IHiS teams can note the respective monitoring periods for NEHR quality data contribution.
To qualify for disbursement, clinics need to contribute relevant NEHR data types and meet quality data criteria for three consecutive months during the respective monitoring periods for ECI and the GP IT Enablement Grant.
What if I do not have any patients during the demonstration
window?
Clinics need to fulfil the data contribution requirements for their approved package as listed in the Grant Table, to be eligible for disbursement. Clinics will not be eligible for disbursement, if they have no workload or data entry and are unable to meet data contribution requirements.
How soon can the grant be paid? Can the grant be disbursed upfront?
AIC will notify GP clinics on the fulfilment outcome of the disbursement criteria at the end of the monitoring period. AIC will process a one-time payment to the GP clinic after the disbursement criteria for the approved package is met. This process may take up to 4-5 weeks.
How will the grant be paid, and
what will it cover?
GP clinics will receive the grant payout in one lump sum to the UEN that they used for grant application. MOH does not restrict the utilisation specifically to offsetting the costs of CMS onboarding.
