OAMES received word today from the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) that they are “postponing the Provider Network Management (PNM) and Centralized Credentialing Phase 1 go-live – originally scheduled for July 26, 2021”. As a reminder, PNM is a new modular component of the Ohio Medicaid Enterprise System (OMES) that will replace the current MITS provider enrollment subsystem and the current MITS provider portal.
The announcement does not provide a new target date. According to the website, "the PNM & Centralized Credentialing Phase 1 go-live has been postponed while ODM undertakes an effort to assess and confirm the module’s readiness to meet provider expectations and needs."
Providers are encouraged to check the Department’s PNM / Centralized Credentialing webpage on managedcare.medicaid.ohio.gov for future updates. If you're not familiar with the changes coming, we encourage you to review ODM's stakeholder presentation on 5/17/21: