ILHITREC News Update Monday, May 1, 2017

At the Forefront of Healthcare Transformation!  May 1, 2017 Webinar May 4 on 2017 Medicaid Meaningful Use Requirements   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. More details about specific Measures explained during the Webinar will be included in upcoming editions of ILHITREC's Weekly News Update (see below). After registering, 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   [NOTE: This ILHITREC feature will regularly spotlight different Meaningful Use and other Measures] The Measure: Computerized Provider Order Entry Objective of the Measure: Use computerized provider order entry for medication, laboratory, and radiology orders directly entered by any licensed healthcare professional who can enter orders into the medical record per state, local, and professional guidelines. Attestation: Attest to percentage of orders created using CPOE or claim an exclusion Measure Requirements: Measure 1: More than 60 percent of medication orders created by the EP during the EHR reporting period are recorded using computerized provider order entry. Measure 2: More than 30 percent of laboratory orders created by the EP during the EHR reporting period are recorded using computerized provider order entry. Measure 3: More than 30 percent of radiology orders created by the EP during the EHR reporting period are recorded using computerized provider order entry. Benefits of Computerized Provider Order Entry: Decrease Costs Decrease Medical Errors Improve compliance Improve Coordination of Care Meet Meaningful use Tips and Resources: *Exclusion is available for all three measures if the provider writes less than 100 orders during the reporting period. *A follow up audit would expect a report from the provider's EHR showing numerator and denominator values for each measure during the reporting period. * Link to CMS Specification sheet for this measure.     MIPS Participation Status Letter The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians need to take part in MIPS, the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. MIPS is an important part of the new Quality Payment Program. In late April through May, practices will get a letter from the Medicare Administrative Contractor that processes Medicare Part B claims. This letter will tell the participation status of each MIPS clinician associated with the Taxpayer Identification Number or TIN in a practice. Complete details.    FY2018 Medicare Hospital and Long Term Acute Care Hospital Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rule and Request for Information On April 14, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update 2018 Medicare payment and policies when patients are admitted into hospitals.  The agency also released a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit ideas for regulatory, policy, practice and procedural changes to better achieve transparency, flexibility, program simplification and innovation. The following resources offer more details: Complete Story on ILHITREC Website  CMS Fact Sheet on Proposed Rule  Federal Register Document Visit EHR Incentive Programs Site to Access Centralized Repository   for Public Health Agency and Clinical Data Registry Reporting The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed a Centralized Repository for public health agencies (PHA) and clinical data registries (CDR) to provide a centralized source of information for eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) looking for public health, clinical data, or specialized registry electronic reporting options. The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs include several public health measures that require EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs to engage with a PHA or CDR to submit electronic public health data. The repository will assist providers in finding entities that accept electronic public health data. Complete details.