HTS – MU: CMS Approves a 90-Day Reporting Period for 2016

November 2, 2016 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

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 … Read the rest

HTS – PQRS: Steps Needed to Report via EHR

August 1, 2016 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

PQRS: Steps Needed to Report via EHR

August 1, 2016

Written by Sarah Leake

Congratulations on choosing EHR reporting mechanism for PQRS in 2016. And, YEAH, to your vendor for having electronic CQM reporting a viable option. Make sure you have clarified your EHR’s capability for reporting by knowing the answers to these questions –

Do you have the correct CEHRT version installed?
Minimally you will need the 2014 EHR Certified Version of your software

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HTS – MU: Catch Up on MU Tasks

June 1, 2016 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

MU: Have you completed all your 2016 mid-year Meaningful Use tasks?

June 1, 2016

Written by Patty Kosednar

We are about halfway through the year, and half way through your meaningful use reporting period for 2016. Following are the items you should either have completed or be working on for providers and hospitals (seriously, do yourself a favor and get on this):

Confirm ongoing submission or active engagement with public health registries (or ability to

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