Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Two Pages
By William Hyman – New rule creates one from two old rules. But there is no real need to worry about the number of pages or the depth of detail because you have until June 13th to respond.
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Not Just EMRs
By William A. Hyman – We are all familiar by now with the phenomenon of clinical users being unhappy with their EMRs for a variety of reasons. These reasons often include that there is a mismatch between the EMRs workflow and the existing clinical workflow.
CDC Seeks Info on CDS
By William Hyman – CDS software is a subject of ongoing interest. Such systems have the theoretical potential to improve patient care by advising treaters on a variety of issues from the relatively mundane (flu shots) to big data based diagnostic prowess.
AHRQ Seeks Research With Predetermined Outcome
By William Hyman – The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement regarding research on the use of health information technology related to patient outcomes.
Cognitive Assessment Software and FDA Regulation
By William Hyman – One form of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) software is that which suggests one or more diagnoses or other important assessments based on some set of patient specific data.
The Cures Act and Software
By William Hyman – The current version of the 21st Century Cures Act, which has been around in various forms since 2014, passed the House on November 25th and passage in the Senate is expected.
Murky MIPS Math
By William Hyman – MIPS relies on the calculation of a composite (or final) score based on the linear combination of 4 factors (except 3 for 2017), each multiplied by its corresponding weight as explained in the more than 2000-page Final Rule.
CMS to KO CDS from EHR MU
By William Hyman – Clinical Decision Support has been part of Meaningful Use under the EHR incentive program. The current CDS requirement for hospitals is to implement five clinical decision support interventions related to four or more clinical quality measures.
Interpreting Rules
By William A. Hyman – The ONC released a 257-page Final Rule on Enhanced Oversight and Accountability under the Health IT Certification Program. The first 223 pages provide an explanation of how the ONC reached the decisions they did.