Last week we looked at the core measures without a threshold in the CMS EHR incentive program. Today we’ll examine measures on the menu without a threshold. As you may recall, in addition to the 15 … [Read more...]
Physician Compare
In a recent blog post I described some of the changes in store for PQRI in 2011. The 2011 Medicare PFS also contains information of interest related to the public reporting of quality data. Many of us … [Read more...]
Only 20 Shopping Days Left…
I spent part of this past weekend holiday shopping with my wife. This is a bit out of character as I typically wait until the very last minute when the pressure is on. As the year draws to a close, … [Read more...]
The Physician Quality Reporting System
This time of year bears witness to many changes. The autumn foliage has come and gone, the Cowboys and Vikings will finish the season with new coaches, and PQRI has a new name. Okay, perhaps these … [Read more...]
CMS e-Prescribing Program: The Hammer Falls
The final rule for the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was published two weeks ago. At just over 2,000 pages, the PFS contains a few nasty surprises related to e-prescribing. Participating in the … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use and the High Threshold Objectives
Recently I reviewed the framework CMS is using for the EHR incentive program. You may recall that many of the meaningful use objectives have thresholds which must be met in order to successfully … [Read more...]
Reporting Clinical Quality Measures: A CMS Meaningful Use Objective
The CMS EHR incentive program includes three foundational cornerstones: 1. Meaningful Use 2. Interoperability 3. Reporting Quality Measures For the physician, reporting quality measures … [Read more...]
E-prescribing and the CMS EHR Incentive Program
Last week I reviewed the stand-alone CMS e-prescribing incentive program. Today I want to explore e-prescribing in the context of the new CMS EHR incentive. E-Rx is one of the core meaningful use … [Read more...]
