decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 9 (September)
Avoid 5 mistakes of meaningful use audits to safely guard your incentive money
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Article Overview
This article covers practical audit-preparation guidance for practices that received meaningful use incentive payments and may face post-payment review by federal auditors. It focuses on record retention, documentation quality, security risk analysis support, file organization, vendor/cloud storage considerations, and what to do if an audit outcome is unclear or unfavorable. The piece is relevant to providers, practice managers, and compliance staff responsible for preserving evidence tied to meaningful use attestation.
Why This Topic Matters
Meaningful use incentive payments can be recouped if audit support is incomplete, so practices need durable documentation processes that can withstand review years after attestation. The article helps readers understand the broad categories of records and safeguards auditors expect to see.
Article Sections
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Meaningful use
Introduces the audit-preparation topic and frames the need for long-term record retention. It also identifies the organizations involved in post-payment review.
What You Will Learn
- How to organize documentation for meaningful use audit readiness
- What types of attestation records practices are expected to retain
- Why security risk analysis records matter in audit support
- How file storage and retrieval practices can affect audit outcomes
- What steps to consider if an audit response is delayed or disputed
Who Should Read This
- Physicians and other eligible providers
- Practice managers
- Compliance staff
- Health IT and EHR administrators
- Medical billing and revenue cycle teams
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