Meaningful Use Attestation

The CMS has extended the MU attestation deadline of the Medicare EHR incentive program for eligible professionals from February 28, 2014 to March31, 2014.

Meaningful Use Attestation

According to the health information technology, the meaningful use attestation is to document which an organization demonstrated the meaningful use and fulfilling the requirements for the EHR and related technology successfully.

Generally, the attestation is to validate about something which is true. The health care organization is supposed to demonstrate meaningful use to be eligible for payments under the Medicare or Medicaid EHR incentive program from the federal government. The list of electronic health record products have compiled by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid EHR services used for meaningful use attestation under the program of CMS Medicaid and Medicare EHR incentive.

According to the HITECH act of 2009, organizations which are eligible for the Medicare EHR incentive program, should attest to the meaningful use by 2014 to be eligible for the incentive payments of EHR. The CMS and ONC have established all the criteria. The eligibility for the Medicaid program must have to demonstrate meaningful use by 2016 for the payment receiving.

It is beneficial to get started with the end result in mind when preparing for the meaningful use attestation.

Preparation and Planning for MU Attestation

·        Carefully go through the Meaningful Use requirements at the beginning of your attestation period and check it every after 30 days to keep away from the overlook anything

·        Always remember that the period of attestation is of 90 consecutive days

·        Always keep your stuff in a file folder with a backup hard copy.

·        Schedule to run the reports of meaningful use on a weekly basis for every eligible doctor

As the deadline of meaningful use attestation is extended till March 31, 2014, the providers got some more time to submit their meaningful use data to receive the incentive payment for the program year of 2013 plus to avoid the payment adjustment of 2015.

Attestation Procedure

There is an attestation and registration system for the eligible professionals to submit their meaningful use attestations. It is necessary to attest before March 31, 2014 to meet with the program deadline of 2013. The eligible hospitals must have to contact with CMS for assistance submitting their attestation.

Resources

There are resources available for the eligible professionals who are working on their attestation for the 2013 period.

·        Stage 1 meaningful use calculator

·        Website of EHR incentive program

·        User guide for the registration and attestation

Other than that, the information center of EHR is open for attestation with all the attestation and registration system inquiries.

Tips

There are also some tips which help the professionals keep their process easier for themselves.

·        Make sure that your relevant information is up to date in the Medicare payment system

·        Make sure that you have given the valid contact details in the registration of EHR program

·        Just sign up on attestation and registration system and make sure that you are provided information is correct and up to date and start entering your 2013 data

·        If you have any queries or facing problems, just call the EHR incentive program help desk or report the problem.

Luckily, the 2014 certified EHR will going to have a reporting system for everyone which will help them to keep reporting for every provider in their practice organized.

Implementation of Meaningful Use

Meaningful use is to increase the value of excellence, skills, security and also to decrease inaccuracies and errors in the health care issues.

Implementation of Meaningful Use

The center of Medicare and Medicaid incentive program gives the financial incentives to the providers for meaningful use. This can be done by the usage of certified EHR technology. It must be sure that for the selection of certified EHR software, the physicians and hospitals must follow the process for making the right decision and support for successful implementation. The accuracy of decision is most important.

The meaningful use objectives consist into five patient-driven fields. Each menu objectives is associated with the following domains;

·        It helps to improve efficiency, importance and confidentiality

·        It makes the families and patients engage.

·        Expansion in the coordination of care

·        Perfection in population and public health

·        Be assured about the privacy and safety of personal health information.

Steps to Implementation of Meaningful Use

Following are some steps to get started with the Meaningful use;

Checking of Eligibility it is necessary to know about the provider if it is meaningful use. If your Medicaid or Medicare in an out-patient setting, you might be qualified with the incentive programs of EHR software.

Free activation of E-Prescribingactivation of E-Prescribing is very important. It helps you to get the proper information of patient anytime.

Meaningful use Training the providers must have knowledge about the usage of EHR system. This helps to get trained about the software and automatically would know the meaningful use.

The objectives of Meaningful Use

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services creates some main objectives for the ia of Meaningful use of EHR system. These objectives include;

·        To raise the value of ability, fineness, and safety and also this is to reduce wrongness and errors in the health issues.

·        To raise the care organization, population and public health issues.

·        To standby the privacy of the information of patient.

·        To be responsible for up to date information of the patient’s health to patient himself or his family to get them involved in the medical issues.

The Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) distributed these main objectives of meaningful use into 3 stages. These objectives might use for at least 5 years.

Stage I

Meaningful use established both central set and menu sets of objectives which are specific for the eligible hospitals, eligible clinics and critical access hospitals (CAHs). It demands for the EHR Incentive Program at least for the 90 day period in first year. The stage-I meaningful use measures on;

·        Electronically obtaining of the health information in consistent format.

·        Using these facts to track main clinical conditions

·        Proper usage of information for engaging patient and patient’s family in their health care issues

·        Communicating can be possible for the care management methods

·        Presenting the reporting of clinical worth actions and public health knowledge

Stage II

You would not be able to encounter with the Stage II criteria until or unless you have met the Stage I criteria. The requirements for Electronic Health Records incentive program for stage II is whole year in the second year of participation. Stage II meaningful use criteria emphasis on;

·        New demands for the health information exchange (HIE)

·        Better requirements for incorporating lab results and e-prescribing

·        Electronic transmission of patient care assessments through the frequent settings

·        Patient controlled information further

Stage III

Stage III meaningful use criteria concentrate on;

·        Increasing value, security, and productivity which leads to better health outcomes of the patients

·        Decision maintenance for national high-priority situations

·        Easily access to self-management tools of patients

·        Ability to use to complete patient information through patient-centered HIE

EHR based on Meaningful Use

To gain the proper meaningful use, eligible hospitals and professionals must have ability to;

·        Practice certified Electronic Health Record Technology

·        Effectively demonstrate to meeting with the meaningful use

Core Objectives

The core objectives of meaningful use which must be followed by the professionals include;

·        Care of patient’s medication

·        Making of record chats of

Blood

Heart beat

Blood pressure

Weight

·        Usage of electronically record system

·        Making of allergy list of patient

·        Checking of teen ager’s smoking status

·        Exchanging of important clinical material

·        Providing of summary of patient on every visit

To provide the electronic copy to the patient as well. It might help him to take interest in his medical issues.