February represents the 6th month of our venture into the realm of social media. As I mentioned in the original post on this blog, our intent has been to foster an objective view of the intersection … [Read more...]
The Middle of the Order: 5 at 50% (part 2)
A couple of weeks ago we examined three of the five core stage 1 meaningful use objectives with a target threshold of 50%. Today we will finish up with the last two objectives on that list. Those two … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Round 2: An Early Look Inside
I know many of you (okay, 1 or 2 perhaps) were looking forward to part 2 of last week’s post. Not to worry, it will be forthcoming. Today, however, I want to bring you up to date on what we are … [Read more...]
Where’s Waldo? Registering for the CMS EHR Incentive Program
CMS opened registration for the EHR Incentive Program (aka Meaningful Use) on January 3. The registration site apparently received quite a bit of traffic on day 1 as over 4,000 providers registered. I … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Core Measures without a Threshold: A Walk in the Park
Previously I reviewed the high-threshold meaningful use objectives. Today I want to explore the Core meaningful use objectives without a threshold. What is the difference between those objectives with … [Read more...]
Dialysis Patients and the Meaningful Use Objectives
The CMS EHR Incentive program contains a hurdle of special interest to the nephrologist, which I will refer to as the “50% rule.” Effectively this rule states that in order to be eligible for 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...]
