Nov 21, 2018
The end of the year is quickly approaching, and it will soon be time to submit your Meaningful Use attestations. Join us for our upcoming webinar as we discuss: how to prepare for Medicaid attestations; suggested documents to retain; and Stage 3 objectives for the upcoming year. We will also share instructions on how to request a KCHIP report, how to obtain your CEHRT ID, and much more.
Let the experts at Kentucky REC help you be prepared and organized with all of the information needed to submit your Meaningful Use attestation. This will ensure that you have the list of items needed to upload with your attestation and will save you time. Register now to learn more.
Webinar December 5 – KY Medicaid EHR Incentive Program (Promoting Interoperability): Preparing for MU 2018 Attestations and 2019 Stage 3 for Eligible Professionals
Wednesday December 5 12-1 p.m. ET
Contact our team of expert advisors at Kentucky REC with any Promoting Interoperability (Meaningful Use) questions or by phone: 859-323-3090
Oct 29, 2018
It is essential for representatives of Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals to know the steps to take for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (formerly Meaningful Use) for Program Year 2018 and beyond. You will want to stay on top of monitoring your reports and progress to ensure that your hospital avoids a negative Medicare payment adjustment.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the Fiscal Year 2019 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule. In this ruling, CMS adopted policies to continue the advancement of CEHRT utilization, focusing on burden reduction, interoperability, and patient access to their health information. We’ll outline the Stage 3 changes contained within the final rule and provide a review of the Modified Stage 2 requirements during our informative webinar on Monday, November 19th.
Register now and let us help you succeed in meeting your Promoting Interoperability goals.
The Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for Hospitals
Monday, November 19, 2 – 3 PM ET
Contact us at Kentucky REC with your questions. Our team of experts is always here to help: 859-323-3090.
Sep 26, 2018
It is essential for representatives of Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals to know the steps to take for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (formerly Meaningful Use) for Program Year 2018 and beyond. You will want to stay on top of monitoring your reports and progress to ensure that your hospital avoids a negative Medicare payment adjustment.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the Fiscal Year 2019 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule. In this ruling, CMS adopted policies to continue the advancement of CEHRT utilization, focusing on burden reduction, interoperability, and patient access to their health information. We’ll outline the Stage 3 changes contained within the final rule and provide a review of the Modified Stage 2 requirements during our informative webinar on Tuesday, October 16th.
Register now and let us help you succeed in meeting your Promoting Interoperability goals.
The Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for Hospitals
Tuesday, October 16, 12 -1 PM ET
Contact us at Kentucky REC with any questions. Our team of experts is always here to help: 859-323-3090.
Sep 11, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule (CMS-1694-F) on August 2nd.
The final rule changes the following aspects of the Promoting Interoperability (PI) Programs (formerly known as the EHR Incentive Programs):
- Sets a new performance-based scoring methodology for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
- Requires the use of 2015 Edition CEHRT for eligible hospitals (EHs) and critical access hospitals (CAHs) beginning in Calendar Year (CY) 2019
- Finalizes an EHR reporting period of any consecutive 90-day period for new and returning CMS or State Medicaid agency participants in CYs 2019 and 2020
- Finalizes changes to measures, adds new measures and removes certain measures that do not emphasize interoperability and the electronic exchange of health information beginning in CY 2020
- Requires EHs and CAHs to select one quarter of CY 2019 data and choose at least four self-selected electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) from a set of 16 for eCQM reporting
To learn more about these and other finalized changes, you may review the final rule, press release, and the fact sheet. For more information on the PI Programs, visit the CMS PI Programs landing page or contact our team of expert advisors at Kentucky REC with any Promoting Interoperability questions via email or by phone at 859-323-3090.
Successfully navigating the complex and evolving Promoting Interoperability landscape can be a challenging task. We work closely with our clients, providing efficient and effective advisory services to guide them through the multifaceted environment unique to health information technology.
We are here to help! Contact Kentucky REC today to learn more about the support we provide.
Aug 22, 2018
Join us in Louisville as we take an in depth look at the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) legislation and the Quality Payment Program!
This event will explore MACRA Year 2, the CMS Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) Year 3, Care Transitions Quality Measure, the Cost Category of MIPS, Considerations for Moving to Advanced Payment Models, Practice Transformation and Quality Improvement, 2018 Meaningful Use (Promoting Interoperability) Changes and Hard to Hit Measures, and what we can learn from 2017 Security Breaches in order to protect data.
The 2018 Agenda is ALL NEW to reflect the constant changes faced by healthcare practices.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit will be offered for MDs.
Date/Location
September 14, 2018 – Louisville, KY
Kentucky Science Center
9:00AM – 3:10 PM EST
Partners
Aug 7, 2018
2018 Promoting Interoperability (Meaningful Use) Information
The EHR Meaningful Use Objective reporting period for all participants is a minimum of any continuous 90 days from January 1 through December 31, 2018.
The Clinical Quality Measures are expected to be reported electronically under the following reporting periods:
—First-time Meaningful Users – Any continuous 90 days in 2018
—Returning Meaningful Users – 2018 Full Calendar Year
Starting in January 2018, health care providers are required to electronically report clinical quality measures (eCQMs), which use data from EHRs and/or health information technology systems to measure health care quality. To report eCQMs successfully, health care providers must adhere to the requirements identified by the CMS quality program in which they intend to participate. Contact your vendor for instructions on how to save your Clinical Quality Measures in a QRDAIII file.
You have the choice in attesting to:
- Modified Stage 2: Providers may attest to objectives and measures using EHR technology certified to the 2014 Edition, 2015 Edition, or a combination of the two.
OR
- Stage 3: Providers may attest to objectives and measures using EHR technology using a combination of 2014 and 2015 Edition or 2015 Edition.
Preparing for 2019 Stage 3
- Stage 3 measures require a 2015 CEHRT system. Begin looking at migrating to a 2015 CEHRT now.
- Work with your vendor to ensure all components of the EHR that are required for successful submission are 2015 certified
- Receive vendor training for staff/providers on changes to workflow and additional system capabilities
- Develop a timeline for conversion to the new CEHRT edition
- Complete Security Risk Assessment after installation
- Educate patients on new portal changes if applicable
2019 Proposed Rule Changes
On July 12, 2018 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule that suggests changes to the 2019 Promoting Interoperability (Meaningful Use) EP Objectives listed below:
- Objective 6 – Coordination of Care through Patient Engagement
Proposed to amend §495.24(d)(6)(i) such that the thresholds for Measure 1 (View, Download, or Transmit) and Measure 2 (Secure Electronic Messaging) of Meaningful Use Stage 3 EP Objective 6 (Coordination of care through patient engagement) would remain 5 percent for 2019 and subsequent years.
- Objective 8 – Public Health and Clinical Data Registry Reporting
Proposed to amend §495.24(d)(8)(i)(B)(2), EP Objective 8 (Public health and clinical data registry reporting), Measure 2 (Syndromic surveillance reporting measure), to amend the language restricting the use of syndromic surveillance reporting for meaningful use only to EPs practicing in an urgent care setting. CMS proposes to include any EP defined by the state or local public health agency as a provider who can submit syndromic surveillance data.
- Clinical Quality Measures (CQM)
Proposed that for 2019 the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program would adopt the MIPS requirement that EPs report on at least one outcome measure (or, if an applicable outcome measure is not available or relevant, one other high priority measure).
Please see the proposed rule for how to submit comments by the close of the 60-day comment period at 5 p.m. on September 10, 2018. You can find the instructions for submitting comments on the proposed rule. FAX transmissions are not accepted. You may use one of the following ways to officially submit your comments: electronically through Regulations.gov; regular mail; express or overnight mail; hand or courier delivery.
Contact the expert advisors at Kentucky REC for all your Promoting Interoperability (Meaningful Use) questions at 859-323-3090. We’re here to help.
