Patient visits to ambulatory surgery centers would be exempt from Meaningful Use reporting — and related Medicare penalties — for the physicians and other "elgibile professionals" who see them starting next year, under legislation that unanimously passed the Senate this week.
The ability of ONC-ATCB certified EHRs to accurately generate meaningful use data is being brought into question. A complete certified EHR must be able to “electronically record the numerator and denominator and generate a report including the numerator, denominator, and resulting percentage associated with each applicable meaningful use measure.” This module, Automate Measure Calculation, generates […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
There are two questions from Eligible Professional specialists about the CMS EHR Incentives that I’m asked over and over again. Question 1: “Do specialists have to meet all of the required Core Set Meaningful Use objectives? We don’t do vitals, we don’t prescribe, we don’t ______ (fill in the blank).” The Meaningful Use tablets that […]
By now we all (hopefully) know the ABCs of the CMS EHR Incentive Program: Registration – Meaningful Use of Certified EHR Technology – Attestation. After attestation you hope to get a check so you can go out and buy your second iPad plus a few other toys. Maybe even take a trip to that all-inclusive resort in […]
There is an Open Secret: CMS knows it. ONC knows it. Certainly the ONC-ATCBs know it. The Certified Health IT Product List should be approached with extreme trepidation. Let the provider beware. The site clearly states that the list is composed of Certified Complete EHRs and Modules that have met the “certification criteria as identified in […]
We all know that Eligible Professionals have the option of participating in either the Medicare or Medicaid EHR incentive programs. Since an eligible provider can only participate in one of the programs there is no doubt that if they are eligible for both programs, Medicaid is always the option of choice. I’m surprised that Medicaid […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Attestation for Stage 1 Meaningful Use can be testy when there is confusion on the requirements. Case in point is the capability to exchange key clinical information, a core measure requirement for both Eligible Professionals and Eligible Hospitals. To start, I think we’re all clear on what is meant by “key clinical information”. Problem lists, […]
No requirement for EHR to gather numerator and denominator There is a little known but potential Stage 1 Meaningful Use nightmare for Eligible Professionals (EPs) who are preparing for Meaningful Use attestation for the CMS EHR incentives. The attestation process requires the inputting of numerators and denominators documenting the meaningful use of each percentage based […]
Finally. We are less than two weeks away from the first Medicare EPs being able to submit online attestation in support of their application for CMS EHR incentives. In early April, the first wave of EPs will have met the requirement for ninety consecutive days of the meaningful use of Complete Certified EHR Technology. Registration […]