decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2011 Issue 6 (June)
What's the meaning of it all?
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Article Overview
This article discusses early meaningful use reporting in the context of EHR adoption, using a pediatric practice example and a physician success story to illustrate how dashboards and implementation support can help practices track progress. It is relevant to physicians, practice managers, coders, and health IT readers who want a general understanding of CMS incentive programs, meaningful use monitoring, and the practical experience of meeting requirements. The article includes broad discussion of program timing, EHR implementation, and the types of measures practices were observing without giving coding-level instructions.
Why This Topic Matters
Meaningful use requirements affected EHR incentive participation and practice operations, so understanding how organizations tracked performance and differed by program helps readers evaluate health IT and compliance readiness.
Article Sections
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Meaningful use dashboard and practice progress
Introduces a practice’s experience viewing performance through an EHR dashboard and summarizes the types of measures being monitored across physicians.
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Medicare’s tougher requirements
Describes general differences between Medicare and Medicaid incentive program timing and shares a physician’s experience with reaching meaningful use after EHR adoption.
What You Will Learn
- How a practice may view meaningful use performance in an EHR dashboard
- How Medicare and Medicaid incentive program timing differed in general
- What kinds of early EHR-related measures practices were monitoring
- How implementation support and persistence can factor into meeting program requirements
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Practice managers
- Medical coders
- Health IT professionals
- Compliance staff
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