Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 16
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS: Act Fast to Apply to Medicare's Groundbreaking EHR Demonstration Project
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Article Overview
This article explains a CMS Medicare demonstration focused on encouraging adoption of electronic health records in selected primary care practices and communities. It outlines who may apply, how the project is structured over time, and the broad categories of system-use and quality-reporting expectations discussed by CMS. The piece is useful for practices, community organizers, and healthcare administrators evaluating whether the demonstration is relevant to their organization.
Why This Topic Matters
The article summarizes an early CMS pay-for-performance initiative tied to EHR adoption, making it relevant for organizations assessing participation in federal demonstration projects and planning for workflow, reporting, and community readiness.
What You Will Learn
- The overall purpose and structure of CMS’s EHR demonstration project
- Which kinds of practices and communities were being sought for participation
- The general categories of EHR functionality and quality measurement discussed by CMS
- The timeline and application context for the demonstration program
Who Should Read This
- Primary care practices
- Healthcare administrators
- Practice managers
- Medical coders
- Quality reporting staff
- Health IT stakeholders
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