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of Healthcare Transformation!
April
17, 2017
Reporting Period for Clinical Quality Measures for 2017
The
Meaningful Use (MU) reporting period for 2017 is 90 contiguous days
for the 10 functional measure objectives. The reporting period for
Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) is the full year (365 days). Most
Eligible Professionals (EPs) will not attest until 2018 for 2017.
The only exception is for EPs reporting on the MU
measures for the first time, usually the first year after adopt,
implement and upgrade (AIU). EPs at that status will report any
continuous 90-day period for their CQMs. The date range can be the
same 90 days as the MU reporting period or a different 90 days, as
long as it occurs during 2017.
ILHITREC's
Clinical Informatics Specialists advise the best practice is to
monitor Meaningful Use and CQMs throughout the year. When you find a
90-day period in which the EP meets all functional measures, capture
that data in your Electronic Health Record (EHR) or as a dated copy
of the dashboard. You will then be ready to attest with full-year
data on clinical quality measures
when the year is complete.
If you need assistance from ILHITREC, please contact us at info@ILHITREC.org.
Webinar May 4 on 2017
Medicaid Meaningful Use
Please
register now for ILHITREC's Webinar about "2017 Medicaid
Meaningful Use Requirements." It will be held Thursday, May 4,
2017, from Noon-1 PM (CDT). REGISTER
HERE.
The focus of this webinar is on 2017 Reporting
Requirements for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for Eligible
Providers. See the new ILHITREC
Spotlight item below called "Focus on
Meaningful Use Measures." We will publish this feature
periodically to spotlight specific Measures.
After registering for the May 4 Webinar, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
If you need assistance from ILHITREC, please contact us at info@ILHITREC.org.
ILHITREC Spotlight: Focus on Meaningful Use
Measures
The Measure:
"How to Protect Patient Information."
Objective of the
Measure: Protect electronic protected health
information (ePHI) created or maintained by the CEHRT through the
implementation of appropriate technical capabilities.
Attestation: Answer
Yes or No
Measure Requirements: Eligible professionals (EPs) must attest YES to
conducting or reviewing a security risk analysis and implementing
security updates as necessary and correcting identified security
deficiencies to meet this measure.
Tips and Resources:
*
Eligible Professionals must conduct or review a security risk
analysis of CEHRT including addressing encryption/security of data,
and implement updates as necessary at least once each calendar year
and attest to conducting the analysis or review.
*No
exclusions for this measure
*
A follow up audit would expect a formal report to be on hand to prove
you have done the risk analysis and show you are remediating or
managing gaps and deficiencies.
Documentation Vital as Attestation Deadline Approaches
ILHITREC reminds all qualifying Providers to prepare
yourselves with the proper supporting documents to avoid rejection as
the April
30 is the deadline approaches for attesting for the Illinois
Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program for the
2016 program year.
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Those supporting active engagement with public health registries
selected in Objective 10.
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Those supporting Medicaid patient encounter volume entered in the
eligibility section.
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Those showing proof of acquisition of a certified EHR (required ONLY
for AIU attestations)
Try IMPACT System Now to
avoid MU Attestation Problems
Providers
can review the eMIPP
Attestation Guide for step-by-step screenshots to assist you in
the process. It takes 5 minutes per provider. Doing so allows
Providers to:
- Confirm the person
responsible for attestation can
log-in to IMPACT (pg. 1-2)
- Confirm in IMPACT that the
person attesting has access to each provider's domain with
administrator profile (pg. 3-4)
- Have each provider's CMS ID
ready
- Confirm that information on
the Federal Information section of eMIPP is up to date (pg.
5-10)
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