MACRA was enacted on April 16, 2015. Part of MACRA sunsets the meaningful use payment adjustment for eligible professionals by end of 2018. It also establishes the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) which incorporates meaningful use.
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By Tim Cannon – During transitions of care, prescriptions get lost or mixed up, collaboration and communication between providers is weak, and many patients fall off the grid. Although EMR systems have the capability to solve these issues in theory, in practice many hospitals are falling behind on Stage 2 meaningful use standards in this area.
Day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts we look to Hollywood for inspiration as we continue to milk some of the year’s biggest health IT stories of 2014, including the continued battle over Stage 2 reporting period and the looming ICD-10 transition.
If you are an eligible provider participating in the EHR Incentive Programs, you will have the option of reporting the Summary of Care menu objective in Stage 1, but will be required to meet the core objective in Stage 2. CMS wants to ensure providers are able to meet Measure #2 of the Summary of Care objective in Stage 2. Below is some additional guidance to help you meet the measure.
Last week AMA, HIMSS, CHIME and MGMA issued statements calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to shorten the 2015 reporting period for providers to attest to meeting the Stage 2 meaningful use.
Patient Portals, Public Health Measures and Stage 2 Timing On Friday, August 29 CMS and ONC released the newest Final Rule allowing for more flexibility…
Stage 2 of Meaningful Use By John D’Amore, MS, President and CTO of Diameter Health The data on avoidable waste and medical error in the…
We Have Entered Zombie Land By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com The 2011 Edition of certified technology was…
Innovation in HIT Can Begin to Close the Gaps By Cyndy Nayer, President of the Center of Health Engagement Twitter: @CyndyNayer The state of health…