by Gary Pritts | Oct 8, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
The new CMS Stage 2 / Stage 3 rule published on October 16, 2015 includes some wording adjustments to the Privacy and Security Objective that are significant. The Measure is as follows: Conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements in...
by Gary Pritts | Oct 8, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
On October 16, 2015 CMS published Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 through 2017, and the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 3 rules. The rules retain the Privacy and Security Objective, as Objective #1, in both Stage 2 and Stage 3, which require...
by Gary Pritts | Oct 7, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Under the 10/16/2015 change to Meaningful Use for 2015 through 2017, the Health Information Exchange measure, now Measure #5, is a simplified version of the original Measure 15, previously titled “Summary of Care”. This objective is retained as part of...
by Gary Pritts | Oct 6, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Under the 10/16/2015 change to Meaningful Use for 2015 through 2017, the Health Information Exchange measure, now Measure #5, is a simplified version of the original Measure 15, previously titled “Summary of Care”. This objective is retained as part of...
by Gary Pritts | Aug 1, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the publication of this article, CMS has renamed the “Meaningful Use” programs and MIPS “Advancing Care Information” category to “Promoting Interoperability”. The Meaningful Use program uses the...
by Gary Pritts | Jul 7, 2015 | General News, ICD-10
The final chance is approaching for those interested in conducting ICD-10 end-to-end testing with Medicare — July 20-24, 2015. CMS has issued updated guidance on July 2, 2015, which covers ICD-10 acknowledgement testing as well as end-to-end testing. No...
by Gary Pritts | Jul 1, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
According to the Stage 2 measure specifications for Computerized Provider Order Entry, only “licensed healthcare professionals” may enter orders into an EHR if the order is to count for Meaningful Use: “Any licensed healthcare professionals and...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 1, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Under the proposed changes to Meaningful Use for 2015 through 2017, the Summary of Care measure has been simplified to allow providers to transmit the Summary of Care electronically to a provider who does not have an EHR and still get credit for Meaningful Use. Under...
by Gary Pritts | May 25, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
On April 16, 2015 the President signed legislation to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth-rate (SGR) formula for paying doctors. This repeal, of course, was welcomed by the physician community tired of the annual fight to restore reimbursement. Also included in...
by Gary Pritts | May 20, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
The proposed Stage 3 rules were released on March 30, 2015. This rule defines Meaningful Use Stage 3 which is intended to be the final stage and in this process to be required for all providers from 2018 and beyond. The rule includes 8 objectives (with multiple...
