Meaningful Use
Eagle provides regular articles about Meaningful use and updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We also provide analysis, recommendations, and links to supporting documents to help our clients stay up on rules and requirements, including the Objectives and Measures for Meaningful Use — 2015-2017 — you can download at right (PDF).
The Meaningful Use program will fragment on 1/1/2017. Physicians who participate in the Medicare version of Meaningful Use will instead participate in the “Advancing Care Information” component of the MIPS Program. The existing Meaningful Use rules and programs will continue for hospitals and physician practices who participate under the Medicaid Meaningful Use program.
by Gary Pritts | Oct 7, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Now that meaningful use Stage 2, Measure 5 has been clarified, providers have some more flexibility including the use of secure email. We discuss some options for your consideration including secure email that could be obtained for under $25 per month.
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by Gary Pritts | Oct 6, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Under the new Meaningful Use Stage 2, Measure 5: when referring or transitioning a patient to another provider or setting of care, an electronic record must be transmitted to the other provider at least 10% of the time.
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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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More