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Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. Meaningful Use Stage 2 For Eligible Professionals Carol Kulczyk October 10, 2012. [email protected] 802-839-1957. Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc.
Meaningful Use Stage 2For Eligible Professionals
Carol KulczykOctober 10, 2012
[email protected] 802-839-1957
Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
• Non-profit organization funded by the Federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within HHS to provide direct assistance to primary care providers in Vermont
• Manages the Vermont Health Information Exchange with funding from the State of Vermont
• Offices in Montpelier and Burlington
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Stage 2 Final Rule
• Defines Stage 2 and Changes to Stage 1
• Clarification on timing of Stages
• New Clinical Quality Measures and reporting mechanism
• Medicaid program changes
• Payment adjustments and hardship exemptions
• Hints for Stage 3
• Patient engagement focus
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Summary of Stage 2• Retains Core/Menu Measures structure
• Most stage 1 Menu Measures become Stage 2 Core Measures
• Some Stage 1 Measures eliminated/combined
• Most patient thresholds raised
• New Measures: Core (1), Menu (6)
• List of Clinical Quality Measures expanded
• New method for electronic submission of patient information
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Stage 2 Measures
Measure EPs
Core 17 of 17
Menu 3 of 6
CQMs 9 of 64
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Clinical Quality Measures as of 2014
• Clinical Quality Measures (“CQMs”)
– No longer tied to a specific stage
– Whether a first-time Stage 1 meaningful user or a Stage 2 meaningful user, EPs must complete 9 of 64 available CQMs
– EP/EH will need to upgrade to a 2014 CEHRT
– 90 day reporting period whether EP is in Stage 1 or 2 (Calendar year 2014 only)
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Timing for Medicare EP
1st Year of MU
Stage of Meaningful Use
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2011 1 1 1 2 2 3
2012
1 1 2 2 3
2013 1 1 2 2
2014
1 1 2
2015 1 1
2016 1
For 2014 only, 90 day reporting period to allow for upgrade to 2014 CEHRT. EPs must report MU in consecutive years.
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Timing for Medicaid EP
1st Year of MU
Stage of Meaningful Use
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2011 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
2012
1 1 2 2 3 3
2013 1 1 2 2 3 3
2014
1 1 2 2 3 3
2015 1 1 2 2 3 3
2016
1 1 2 2 3 3
2017 1 1 2 2 3
For 2014 only, 90 day reporting period to allow for upgrade to 2014 CEHRT. EPs are allowed to skip multiple years.
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For 2014 Only
• Eligible Professionals (EPs) required to demonstrate MU for 3 month period (allows for time to upgrade to 2014 CEHRT)– Medicare: reporting period aligned to
calendar year quarters (Jan.- Mar., Apr.- Jun., Jul.- Sept., Oct.- Dec.)
– Medicaid: any consecutive 90 day reporting period
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Clinical Quality Measures
• CQMs aligned with National Quality Strategy (NQS) policy domains1. Patient and Family Engagement
2. Patient Safety
3. Care Coordination
4. Population and Public Health
5. Efficient use of healthcare resources
6. Clinical processes/effectiveness
• CQM list to be posted in future
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CQM Changes
Provider Starting 2014 for Stage 1 and Stage 2
EP
Complete 9 of 64•Choose at least 1 measure in 3 National Quality Strategy (NQS) domains
EH
Complete 16 of 29•Choose at least 1 measure in 3 National Quality Strategy (NQS) domains
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Stage 1Test of exchange
of key clinical information
Stage 1 a.Provide patients with an e-copy of their health informationb.Provide online access
Stage 1 (in 2013) and Stage 2: Provide transition of care record to another setting of care
Stage 2: Provide patients with timely online access to their health information
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Stage 2: Transitions of Care
• Provider must send summary of care for > 50% of transitions of care and referrals to another setting of care– More than 10% must be electronic, using CEHRT– At least 1 summary of care document sent
electronically to recipient with either different EHR vendor or CMS test EHR
• Exclusion: less than 100 transitions/referrals during EHR reporting period
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Stage 2: Patient Access
• Provide 50% of unique patients seen by EP with timely online access to their health information – within 4 business days after data available to
EP• EP’s discretion to withhold information
• For > 5% of unique patients seen by EP– must view online, download or transmit to 3rd
party their health information• Patient portal acceptable if certified by ONC
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Stage 2: Patient Communication
• More than 5% of unique patients seen by EP must send secure messages to their EP using CEHRT– Email– Personal Health Record function – Online portal
• Exclusion - based on lack of 3Mbps broadband availability in county (determined by FCC)
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CQMs Aligned with Other Programs• Starting 2014, CMS will align
– Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program
– Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
– Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIRPA)
– Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
– Meaningful Use CQMs
• Alignment includes:– Choosing same measures for different programs
– Identifying ways to minimize multiple submissions
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2014 - Reporting Mechanism for CQMs
• EPs submit group CQM data using one
file for all participating EPs
• File will be uploaded to CMS system
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Medicaid EP Eligibility Determination
• Encounter defined as “any service rendered on any one day to an individual enrolled in a Medicaid program…”– the encounter counts even if Medicaid did not pay
for the service– excludes stand-alone Title 21 patients
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Payment Adjustments
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Timeline to avoid payment adjustments for EPs who must demonstrate meaningful
use for a full year in 2013
Full Year EHR Reporting Period
2013 2014* 2015 2016
Avoid Adjustment for Payment Year
2015 2016 2017 2018
* CMS only requiring 90 days of MU in 2014. For full description of payment adjustments, see CMS Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions Tip Sheet for EPs
Payment Adjustments
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Timeline to avoid payment adjustments for EPs who demonstrate meaningful use for
a 90-day reporting period in 2013
90 day EHR Reporting Period
2013 2014*
Full Year EHR Reporting Period
2015 2016
Avoid Adjustment for Payment Year
2015 2016 2017 2018
* EPs must attest to meaningful use for 90 days no later than Oct. 1, 2014
Payment Adjustment Hardship Exceptions
• Lack of Infrastructure• New Eligible Professional• Unforeseen Circumstances• Scope of Practice (ex. - anesthesiology,
radiology, pathology)– Lack of interactions with patients– Lack of follow-up needed with patients– EP in multiple locations: lack of control over
availability of CEHRT at practice location
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Stage 1 Changes
• Most voluntary in 2013 but required in 2014
• CPOE denominator: alternative measure
• Vital Signs: exclusion/age requirement revised
• Removed test exchange key clinical information
• Added view, download, and transmit patient data
• E-prescribing exclusion added (no pharmacy accepting e-Rx within 10 miles)
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Stage 1 Changes
• Enter at least (1) electronic progress note, edited, and signed by EP for >30 % of unique patients
• Electronic progress notes must be text-searchable
– Non-searchable notes do not qualify, but not all content has to be character text I’m sorry, I don’t understand this
– Drawings and other content can be included with searchable text notes
– Menu set exclusion limited (2014)
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Stage 3
• CMS will finalize criteria early 2014 to start in 2016 and will focus on:– Promoting improvements in quality, safety and
efficiency leading to improved health outcomes– Decision support for national high priority
conditions– Patient access to self-management tools– Access to comprehensive patient data through
robust, secure, patient-centered HIE– Improving population health
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Next set of slides has detailed information
– Clarification about non-hospital based EP– Patient information required online– Stage 2 Core Measures– Stage 2 Menu Measures– Additional resources and contacts
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Requirements for EPs seeking to reverse a hospital-based determination
• Beginning in payment year 2013, EP who meets the definition of hospital-based EP but who can demonstrate to CMS that EP funds the acquisition, implementation, and maintenance of CEHRT, including supporting hardware and interfaces needed for meaningful use without reimbursement from an eligible hospital or CAH, and uses such CEHRT in the inpatient or emergency department of a hospital (instead of the hospital’s Certified EHR Technology), may be determined by CMS to be a non-hospital-based EP.
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Process for determining a non-hospital-based EP
• When an EP registers for a given payment year they should receive a determination of whether they have been determined "hospital-based."
• An EP determined "hospital-based," but who wishes to be determined non-hospital-based, may use an administrative process to provide documentation and seek a non-hospital-based determination.
• Such administrative process will be available throughout the incentive payment year and including the 2 months following the incentive payment year in which the EP may attest to being a meaningful EHR user.
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Online Access Information Required
• Patient name, provider’s name, and office contact information
• Current and past problem list
• Procedures and laboratory test results
• Current medication list and medication history
• Current medication allergy list and medication allergy history
• Vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure, BMI, growth charts)
• Smoking status
• Demographics (language, sex, race, ethnicity, date of birth)
• Care plan field(s), including goals and instructions
• Any known care team members including the Primary Care Provider
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Stage 2 Core EP
MeasureStage
1Stage
21. CPOE >30% >60% medication >30% labs
>30% radiology orders
2. eRx >40% >50% prescriptions queried for drug formulary and transmitted electronically
3. Demographics* >50% >80% of all unique patients
4. Vital Signs* >50%Age =>2
>80% of all unique patients a. all ages record height/weight b. age =>3 record blood pressure
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* Must be recorded as structured data
Stage 2 Core EP
Measure Stage 1 Stage 2
5. Smoking Status*
>50%Age =>13
>80% of all unique patients (13 or older remains)
6. Clinical Decision Support
Implement one CDS rule
Implement 5 CDS interventions related to 4 or more CQMs and enable drug-drug and drug-allergy checks
7. Lab Results* 40%Menu
55% of all clinical lab test results ordered are incorporated as structured data
8. List of Patients
Menu List patients with 1 or more specific conditions
9. Reminders 20% Menu Send to >10% of unique patients with 2 or more visits within 24 months prior to reporting period
30* Must be recorded as structured data
Stage 2 Core EP
Measure Stage 1 Stage 2
10. Patient Access
e-Copy and e-Access measures eliminated
1. More than 50% of all unique patients seen by the EP provided timely (within 4 business days after the information is available to the EP) online access to their health information subject to the EP's discretion to withhold certain information
2. More than 5% of all unique patients seen by the EP during the reporting period view, download, and transmit to a 3rd party their health information
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Stage 2 Core EP
Measure Stage 1 Stage 2
11. Visit Summaries for Patients
>50% of office visits within 3 business days
Provide clinical summary to patients for >50% of office visits within one business day
12. Patient Education
Menu Patient specific education resources identified by CEHRT provided to > 10% of unique patients
13. Medication Reconciliation
Menu Medication reconciliation for > 50% of transitions of care received by EP
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Stage 2 Core EP
Core Stage 1 Stage 2
14. Transition of Care
Test of exchange of key clinical information eliminated
1. Provide summary of care for > 50% of transitions and referrals
2. Electronically transmit summary of care record for > 10% of transitions and referrals
a. using CEHRT to a recipientb. through an NwHIN Exchange
participant or ONC validated exchange (push or pull transaction)
3. Conduct one or more successful exchanges
a. with recipient using different vendor EHR or
b. with CMS designated test EHR
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Stage 2 Core EP
Measure Stage 1 Stage 2
15. Immunizations Perform at least 1 test
Successful ongoing transmission of immunization data from EHR to immunization registry or immunization reporting system
16. Security Analysis
No encryption required
Conduct or review security analysis including addressing encryption/security of data at rest and implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as part of risk management process
17. Secure Messaging
New for Stage 2
> 5% of unique patients send secure electronic message to EP using CEHRT
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Stage 2 EP Menu Objectives
New Menu Objectives
1. Imaging results accessible through CEHRT
4. identify and report cancer cases to a public health central cancer registry
2. Record patient family health history as structured data
5. Identify and report specific cases to specialized registry other than cancer
3. Submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies
6. Record electronic notes (searchable text required)
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Resources and Contacts
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• CMS resources for stage 2 http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Stage_2.html
• VITL resources at http://www.vitl.net/resources
• Contacts at VITL– If you would like to use VITL services, please contact
Larry Gilbert [email protected] 802-839-1943
– If you are already a VITL customer, please contact Carol Kulczyk [email protected] 802-839-1957
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Discussion ……. Questions?