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Meaningful Use is best defined as demonstrating the use of a certified EHR in ways that can be measured as being used in a “meaningful” way This includes using e-Prescribe, using EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information, and to submit clinical quality and other measures What is Meaningful Use?
23 Measures (17 Core Measures and 6 Menu Measures) 6 require Yes/No 17 Require a numerator and denominator In addition, you must attest to 9 Clinical Quality Measures 3 Must be of the 6 available National Quality Strategy (NQS) domains. What is Meaningful Use?
Reporting Period for the first year is 90 days minimum Subsequent years is the entire year 2014 has a special MU reporting period length for all non-first time EPs, EHs, and CAHs. As a result, no EP, EH, or CAH (that previously demonstrated MU before 2014) has to start MU at the beginning of the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) [October 1, 2013] or Calendar Year (CY) [January 1, 2014]. What is Meaningful Use?
The 2014 MU reporting period for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 performance is set to one calendar quarter during a Medicare EP, EH, and CAH’s reporting year (e.g., April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 would be a Medicare EP’s 2nd quarter and an EH/CAH’s 3rd quarter). All Medicaid EPs, EHs, and CAHs (as determined by their state) will have an “any continuous 90-day” or 3-month reporting period during 2014. Last, all new EPs, EHs, and CAHs continue to have an “any continuous 90-day” reporting period. What is Meaningful Use?
The incentive is 75% of Medicare Part B The penalties are: 1-3%, 2015-2017 and 3-5%, 2018-2019 2014 is the LAST year EPs can start MU to receive an incentive There are no penalties for Medicaid providers. Incentive payments are a fixed amount each year and remain constant as long as you meet all eligibility requirements for program participation Incentives and Penalties
Medicare: Doctors of Optometry Medicaid: Physicians (primary doctors of medicine) Five states now offer Medicaid EHR incentives to Doctors of Optometry (Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and South Carolina) Who is Eligible?
Medicare & Medicaid Registration and Attestation System You need: An individual NPI number and user account with a National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) web user account. You must also enroll with PECOS Who is Eligible?
Many of the objectives in Stage 2 will be familiar to you from Stage 1. Some objectives that were in the menu set in Stage 1 have been moved to the core set for Stage 2 and are now required for all providers. Some objectives that were in the core set in Stage 1 now have higher thresholds that you must achieve in order to successfully demonstrate meaningful use of your EHR in Stage 2. There are also some new Stage 2 core and menu objectives. Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Contact your local Regional Extension Center • Each state has their own Regional Extension Center • You can email or call them to find out how much a Risk Analysis costs and if they are able to do it for your office • Prices vary depending on each center Core #9 Protect Electronic Health Information
The Risk Analysis Document is available through our Support Central page under Meaningful Use • This is an alternative to the Regional Extension Center • Carefully Fill out the document and include any documentations needed to explain why a certain procedure or task is not done in your practice • The Risk Analysis will need to be provided if you are chosen during an audit Core #9 Protect Electronic Health Information
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