CMS Approves a 90-Day Reporting Period for 2016

November 2, 2016

Written by Patty Kosednar

CMS has approved a 90-day EHR reporting period in 2016 and for 2017 for all returning eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals (EHs) and critical hospitals (CAHs) that have previously demonstrated meaningful use in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, as part of the Hospital Outpatient Perspective Payment System (OPPS). See all rule changes included in OPPS changes  (MU changes are listed under section titled: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program).

So it is official! You can use any continuous 90 -day period from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2016 for meaningful use reporting this year.  Please remember that some meaningful use objectives, and audit documentation must happen during your reporting period – so some of your tasks and documentation may need to be redone to align with the reporting period you are choosing.

Please check the following items/tasks and make sure they align with the reporting period you are choosing:

1. Take screen shots of the following (before or during your reporting period)
   1. Drug-drug/drug-allergy alerts
   2. 5 clinical decision support rules (CDS)
   3. Drug formulary
2. Have at least one patient (per provider or EH) seen during reporting period view, download or transfer health information
3. Have all providers send or respond to an eSecure message via CEHRT to at least one patient seen during reporting period (EP only)

Click here to see a full list of tasks to walk you through 2016 MU reporting

Register Now for our 2016 Meaningful Use End of Year Review webinar on December 8^th that will walk you through everything you need to do to complete meaningful use for 2016.

If you have any questions at all, or run into issues with any of the meaningful use objectives and would like help please use  the “Leave a Reply” section below, or email Patty Kosednar directly with your questions or comments.

Other Resource Links

HTS MU Resources

CMS 2016 MU Requirements

See all previous MU Blog Posts

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