The document discusses 'meaningful use' in health information technology, emphasizing the importance for healthcare practices to adopt EHRs and achieve specified metrics to improve quality, efficiency, and patient engagement. It outlines the advantages and penalties associated with meaningful use, including potential reimbursement impacts and the long-term sustainability of practices. The document also provides guidance on effectively implementing meaningful use through collaboration and necessary early actions.

1. David Blumenthal, MD, MPP National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyMeaningful Use and Its Implications for Your PracticeAugust 4, 2010Funding to support this Webinar has been provided by Hewlett-Packard

2. David Blumenthal, MD, MPP National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyMeaningful Use and Its Implications for Your PracticeAugust 4, 2010Funding to support this Webinar has been provided by Hewlett-Packard

3. Michael Zaroukian, MD, PhD, FACP, FHIMSSProfessor of Medicine &Chief Medical Information Officer at Michigan State UniversityMeaningful Use and Its Implications for Your PracticeAugust 4, 2010Funding to support this Webinar has been provided by Hewlett-Packard

4. Meaningful Use andIts Implications for Your PracticeAugust 4, 2010Michael Zaroukian, MD, PhD, FACP, FHIMSS Chief Medical Information Officer & Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University Medical Director, Clinical Informatics & Care Transformation, Sparrow Health SystemMember, ACP Medical Informatics Subcommittee

5. ObjectivesWhy we should strive to become meaningful usersWhat it takes to make MU a habitEssentials for EHR meaningful useGetting started – tasks, decisions, issues What to focus on for 2011Working together to get MU done5

6. Why Strive for Meaningful Use?QualityHealth IT can support greater effectiveness, efficiency, safety, timeliness, equityCostsUrgent need to contain costs, improve valueIncentives and penaltiesCMS meaningful use payments (2011-2015)Payment penalties if not a meaningful user by 20156

7. Why Strive for Meaningful Use?Payment reform is coming…Payment based on quality measuresPayment for care coordination, medical homes, prevention, early detection, chronic disease management“Bundled” payments – shared responsibility for qualityResource use optimization, gain-sharing Accountable care organizations7

8. To Be or Not to Be (Meaningful Users),What’s the Difference in the End?Meaningful Users$ to reward investment in needed changeDecision support & data to demonstrate, improve quality & valueReadiness & eligibility for new payment modelsNot Meaningful UsersNo $ for needed changeLower payments (1-5%)Fewer data to demonstrate, improve quality & valueLess ready to participate in new payment models8

9. Making Meaningful Use a Habit Means Knowing…“What to do” Clear, understandable, achievable initial measures“How to do it”Balancing standardization with flexibilityHelp for those who need it“Why to do it” Agreed upon goals and objectives for quality, engagement, coordination, population health, privacy/security9

10. Meaningful Use Marathon Training: “Crawl-Walk-Jog-Run”10201520132011

11. Essentials for EHR Meaningful Use 11(Clinical and Informatics Leadership)(Practice Executive Leadership)(Information Technology Leadership)

12. Getting Started:Early Tasks, Decisions, IssuesAssess practice readinessProviders and staffLeadershipIT capacityCreate a planSelect or upgrade your “qualified” EHRGoing it alone vs. connecting to existing EHR (vendor hosted, hospital, IDN, etc.)Decide how much help to get (e.g., RECs) 12

13. Getting Started: Early Tasks, Decisions, IssuesMake sure everyone in your practice gets/stays on boardRemind why meaningful use really mattersInvolve physicians early onDevelop, support champions, super-usersTrain and verify competenciesMeasure and report what mattersAlign rewards, accountability with goalsFocus on sustainability (payment reform) 13

14. Getting Started: Early Tasks, Decisions, IssuesFocus on all 3 major components of technology adoptionTechnology, People, ProcessesKnow the 15 “core” measures you must meet Pick 5 “menu” measures to meet firstOptimize EHR workflows to make meeting the measures easier14

15. Core Set: All 15 Required15

16. Core Set: All 15 Required16

17. Menu Set: 5 of 10 Required17

18. Brief Description: Menu Set (5/10)18

19. Working Together in Your Office to Getting Meaningful Use Done19

20. Improve Quality, Safety, Efficiency, and Reduce Health Disparities – 2011 Objectives20

21. Improve Quality, Safety, Efficiency, and Reduce Health Disparities – 2011 Measures21

22. Engage Patients and Families:2011 Objectives and Measures22

23. Improve Care Coordination:2011 Objectives and Measures23

24. Improve Population and Public Health: 2011 Objectives and Measures24

25. In Summary: What Office-based Physicians Should Do…If you already have an EHR…Make sure it is “qualified” for meaningful useMake a habit of using it in a “meaningful” wayPositively engage your practice leadership in EHR optimization and meaningful use by all25

26. In Summary: What Office-based Physicians Should Do…If you don’t yet have an EHR…Don’t wait…make a plan and then act on itDecide if you want to “go it alone”Consider getting help from those nearby with experience and resources26

27. Comments and QuestionsMeaningful Use and Its Implications for Your PracticeAugust 4, 2010Funding to support this Webinar has been provided by HewlettPackard27