To provide answers to many questions hospitals and providers have about Meaningful Use in 2015, we’re offering this educational webcast. This session covers Stage 2 requirements and looks ahead at what’s coming with Stage 3, including: • Recent updates from CMS • Keys to successful tracking, attesting, and preparing for an audit • How to handle difficult measures • An overview of what we know about Stage 3

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Welcome!
Welcome to
Meaningful Use
in 2015
Presented by:
Kay Jackson
(978) 805-3104
Kay.Jackson@iatric.com
Mike Elvin
(978) 674-8299
Mike.Elvin@iatric.com
Cindy Paul
(978) 674-5927
Cindy.Paul@iatric.com

2. Our Presenters
Kay Jackson
Manager, Software Certification,
Compliance Application Software
Iatric Systems, Inc.
Kay.Jackson@iatric.com
Cindy Paul
Consultant
Professional Services
Iatric Systems, Inc.
Cindy.Paul@iatric.com
Mike Elvin
Practice Director
Patient Experience
Iatric Systems, Inc.
Mike.Elvin@iatric.com

3. Agenda
• The Reality of 2015
• The Flex IT Rule
• ICD-10
• Meaningful Use Coding
• CQM
• Stage 2 Topics of Concern
• Other ways to Plan for MU
Success
• A Look Ahead at MU3
• Tracking with MUM

4. 2015 Reality:
Competing Initiatives
• More projects than ever
before
• Less revenue and bottom line
funds to support added staff
• Less knowledge base and
resources

5. The Flex IT Rule
• Flex IT Rule is H.R. 270
• Current status of the bill
• How you can track the status
• What writers are saying about
the chance of passing
• CMS’ Update

6. What The Changes
Mean to You
• Reporting period would
change from current
timeframe (365 days) to a
single quarter
• More time to secure
workflow for reporting
• Change from fiscal year to
calendar year
• Modifications from CMS

7. ICD-10
• ICD-10 deadlines
• Current status of ICD-10 and
your end testing
• How to be “ready” for the
deadlines
• MLN Matters SE1409 revised
update
• You need a revenue plan for
your payers that are not ICD-10
ready

8. Meaningful Use
Coding (IMO)
• Most sites are almost 100%
complete with IMO
• This is mandatory for
reporting starting 10/1/15:
• ICD-10
• CPT
• SNOMED CT
• LOINC
• CVX

9. CQMs
• April 2014 CQM and April 2015
CQM updates
• 2015 CQM attestation: can be
manual
• CQM’s in 2016
• ED 3 Change
• What is QRDA Cat 1?
eCQM Resource Center

10. Stage 2 Topics of
Concern for Eligible
Hospitals

11. Core 6: Portal Measure
• Core 6.1: One time
measure of how you will
track
• Core 6.2: Sites are
struggling to meet this
>5% measure
• Opt-out
• Patient Electronic Access
Tipsheet

12. Patient Engagement
Success
• Provide a code to 100% of
patients
• Opt-out best practices
• Onsite sign-up
• Stakeholders and workflows
• Marketing
• Creativity

13. Core 7
• Recoupments as a result of risk
analysis
• Encryption and Security of
Data FAQ

14. Core 11: Medication
Reconciliation
• What CMS really wants you
to track with Core 11
• Issues we have come across
with customers
• The resolution: it all comes
down to workflow

15. Core 12: TOC
• What Core 12 really means
• Why this measure is such a
disaster for so many sites
• Where we are seeing success
with Core 12

16. Core 13, 14 and 15
• Public Health Registry Tipsheet
• Stage 2 criteria for ongoing
submissions

17. Core 16: eMAR
• What Core 16 really means
• What we have learned about
Core 16
• Where we are seeing success
with Core 16

18. MU Tracking Challenges
• Are you tracking correctly?
• How do you document
changes?
• Does MU stay on your radar
throughout the year?

19. Meaningful Use
Tracking Resources
• Need a dedicated resource to
monitor
• Don’t put off validation
• Be sure proof of evidence
documents are in place
• Prepare documentation for
Security Risk Analysis

20. Other Ways Iatric can
Help with MU
• Mock Audits
• MU Gap Analysis
• Clinical Process
Improvement
• Attestation Support

21. A Look Ahead at
Stage 3
• Interesting facts about Stage 3
• Which measures they are
planning to retire
• Timing on final regulations
• Education for Stage 3 from Iatric
Systems
• Will there be a stage 4?

22. Q & A

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