Meaningful Use, What Should You Be Doing?

Meaningful Use

With SGR repealed and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) H.R. 2 now in place, Meaningful Use requirements are still very much in place, despite some pivotal adjustments. Attesting to Stage 3 Meaningful Use is still necessary in avoiding a 3% Medicare penalty by 2018, however the steps towards Stage 3 are now slightly more “User-Friendly.”

Stage 2

• Stage 2 Objectives have been reduced and a “Modified Stage 2” may be more accessible for implementation
• The Attestation period is thankfully reduced to 90 days from a full year
• The view-download-transmit requirement is reduced to one patient
• Redundant measurements have been removed and/or compiled into appropriate categories
• Secure Messaging requirement only requires capability, no longer requiring a 5% usage rate

Stage 3 

• Eight objectives with 21 measures including e-prescribing, clinical decision support, computerized physician order entry, and health information exchange
• The ability for patient’s to view their own Electronic Medical Records via patient portals at a 25% usage rate
• Use secure messaging with 25 percent of patients
• Report meaningful use measures for a full year

What Should You Do?

See Full Article at  What’s Up with Meaningful Use? By: Lucy Zielinski