Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 7
Reader Question: Is MIPS Meaningful Use No More?
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Article Overview
This reader Q&A summarizes CMS policy changes tied to electronic health record incentive programs and newer interoperability-focused initiatives. It is aimed at hospital and physician practice staff, coders, compliance teams, and administrators who need a high-level understanding of how federal reporting programs are being renamed, revised, and aligned. The article covers the relationship between legacy Meaningful Use programs, MIPS-related technology reporting, and proposed changes for future reporting years.
Why This Topic Matters
Organizations that participate in Medicare reporting programs need to track naming changes, measure revisions, attestation timelines, and other federal updates that can affect compliance planning and reporting workflows.
Article Sections
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Question
A brief reader question about whether recent federal program changes affect existing hospital and office workflows.
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Answer
An overview response introducing the broader set of CMS changes and the context for the discussion.
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Background
A summary of the history of federal electronic health record incentive programs and how later initiatives influenced current policy direction.
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Technical and reporting changes discussed by CMS
A review of several proposed or upcoming adjustments affecting electronic reporting, certification requirements, attestation timing, and measure management.
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Important
A clarification about how the renamed interoperability-focused programs relate to one another.
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Note
Source references directing readers to CMS materials and the federal proposal discussed in the article.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS is repositioning electronic health record incentive program terminology
- What broad types of reporting and attestation changes are being discussed
- How hospital-focused and clinician-focused Medicare reporting programs are related at a high level
- Which CMS initiatives are influencing interoperability policy
- What categories of technical updates are included in the discussion
Who Should Read This
- Hospital administrators
- Physician practice managers
- Medical coders
- Compliance staff
- Quality reporting teams
- Revenue cycle professionals
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