{"id":128,"date":"2016-07-15T13:51:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T19:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2017-03-28T10:27:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T16:27:48","slug":"hts-actively-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/hts-actively-engaged\/","title":{"rendered":"HTS &#8211; MU: Are you Actively Engaged?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Are-you-Actively-Engaged-1.png\" alt=\"Are-you-Actively-Engaged\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Are-you-Actively-Engaged-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Are-you-Actively-Engaged-1-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Are-you-Actively-Engaged-1-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Are-you-Actively-Engaged-1-1024x256.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>MU: Are you Actively Engaged in using your Public Health Registry?<\/h1>\n<h5>July 15, 2016<\/h5>\n<h6>Written by Patty Kosednar<\/h6>\n<p>For Modified Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, EPs must report\/take exclusions to 2 out of 3 public health measures, EHs must do 3 out of 4.\u00a0 If you are not currently reporting data to the required number of registries, and are not eligible for the exclusions, you must be actively engaged with the required number of registries.\u00a0 The CMS definition of active engagement is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cActive engagement <\/strong>means that the provider is in the process of moving towards sending &#8220;production data&#8221; to a public health agency or clinical data registry, or is sending production data to a public health agency or clinical data registry\u201d (there are more details on active engagement on the CMS 2016 spec sheet):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Regulations-and-Guidance\/Legislation\/EHRIncentivePrograms\/Downloads\/2016EP_10PublicHealthObjective.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">EP Public Health Measure<\/a> spec<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Regulations-and-Guidance\/Legislation\/EHRIncentivePrograms\/Downloads\/2016_EHTableOfContents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">EH Public Health Measure<\/a> spec<\/p>\n<p>Also, there was a new FAQ provided by CMS on this measure dated 2\/16\/16 (see blog dated 3\/30\/16).\u00a0 If you are unsure about what you need to do on this measure,\u00a0contact us.<\/p>\n<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/questions.cms.gov\/faq.php?isDept=0&amp;search=faq14401&amp;searchType=keyword&amp;submitSearch=1&amp;id=5005\" target=\"_blank\">CMS FAQ 14401<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leave a reply, ask a question or share information using the \u201cLeave a Reply\u201d section below, or email <a href=\"mailto:pkosednar@mpqhf.org?subject=MU Blog Website\" target=\"_blank\">Patty Kosednar<\/a> directly with your questions or comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/mu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read all previous posts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/pqrs\/\" target=\"_blank\">See PQRS Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the HTS Meaningful Use Blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/b-xSTj\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#385173;border-color:#2d415c;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:44px;border-color:#74869d;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #f4f4f4\"> Subscribe<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"boxzero\">\n<section id=\"boxone\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See a list of upcoming webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/upcoming-webinars\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See a list of upcoming webinars<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"boxtwo\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>Check out any webinars you missed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/webinar-materials\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">Check out any webinars you missed<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<aside id=\"boxthree\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See our MU resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/meaningful-use\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See our MU resources<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MU: Are you Actively Engaged in using your Public Health Registry? 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