{"id":3749,"date":"2019-04-17T07:06:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T13:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2019-04-17T07:06:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T13:06:22","slug":"medicare-eligible-hospital-2019-program-requirements-promoting-interoperability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/medicare-eligible-hospital-2019-program-requirements-promoting-interoperability\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Eligible Hospital 2019 Program Requirements for Promoting Interoperability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Medicare-Hospital-2019-Program-Requirements-4.17.2019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Medicare-Hospital-2019-Program-Requirements-4.17.2019.png 1200w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Medicare-Hospital-2019-Program-Requirements-4.17.2019-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Medicare-Hospital-2019-Program-Requirements-4.17.2019-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Medicare-Hospital-2019-Program-Requirements-4.17.2019-1024x256.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Medicare Eligible Hospital 2019 Program Requirements for Promoting Interoperability<\/h1>\n<h5>April 17, 2019<\/h5>\n<p>Now that the 2018 electronic health record (EHR) incentive program reporting period is closed for Promoting Interoperability (PI), you can begin working on the requirements for 2019 reporting. The 2019 Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services (CMS) program changes continue the advancement of Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) utilization, focusing on burden reduction and improving interoperability and patient access to health information. <\/p>\n<p>To start, become familiar with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Regulations-and-Guidance\/Legislation\/EHRIncentivePrograms\/2019ProgramRequirementsMedicare.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2019 EHR incentive program requirements<\/a>. Then, run your PI reports to ensure you are on track with the requirements and begin to mitigate any reporting gaps. You can also reach out to your vendor to obtain guides for best practices to achieve the PI requirements. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CEHRT<\/strong> \u2013 Beginning with the EHR reporting period in calendar year 2019, participants in the Medicare PI program are required to use 2015 Edition CEHRT.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reporting period<\/strong> \u2013 For 2019, the EHR reporting period for new and returning participants attesting to CMS is a minimum of any continuous 90-day period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scoring methodology<\/strong> \u2013 NEW for 2019, CMS has shifted to a performance-based scoring methodology, and eligible hospitals must earn a minimum total score of 50 points. More information on scoring can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Regulations-and-Guidance\/Legislation\/EHRIncentivePrograms\/Downloads\/ScoringMeth_FactSheet-.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medicare Objective and Measure Requirements<\/strong> \u2013 In 2019 there are four core objective reporting requirements for eligible hospitals. Objective and measure details can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Regulations-and-Guidance\/Legislation\/EHRIncentivePrograms\/Downloads\/TableofContents_EH_Medicare_2019.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  Note: CMS is retaining the Security Risk Analysis (SRA) as a program requirement, but it is not part of the scoring methodology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions or run into issues with any of the promoting interoperability objectives and would like help, please use the \u201cLeave a Reply\u201d section below, or email <a href=\"mailto:pkosednar@mpqhf.org?subject=PI%20Blog%20Website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patty Kosednar<\/a> directly with your questions or comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Resource Links<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/Regulations-and-Guidance\/Legislation\/EHRIncentivePrograms\/2018ProgramRequirementsMedicaid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMS 2018 PI Requirements<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/hts-services\/health-care-performance-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Transformation Services (HTS) Quality Reporting Resources<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/category\/meaningful-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read all previous PI posts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/qpp-home-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mountain-Pacific QPP\/Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the Promoting Interoperability (PI) 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<hr \/>\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><\/p>\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><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside id=\"boxthree\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See our PI 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><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicare Eligible Hospital 2019 Program Requirements for Promoting Interoperability April 17, 2019 Now that the 2018 electronic health record (EHR) incentive program reporting period is closed for Promoting Interoperability (PI), you can begin working on the requirements for 2019 reporting. 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