Preparing to attest for meaningful use stage 1. Who should look at these slides? Here are a few helpful guidelines: - Providers or staff planning to attest for Stage 1 for the first time - Providers or staff that are planning to attest for Stage 1 a second time, but new to drchrono - Providers electing to attest to Stage 1 a third time by taking advantage of the recent CMS ruling

1. Meaningful Use:
Stage 1, Preparing to Attest

2. Useful Terminology:
• Reporting Period
• Start/ End Date
• Attestation
• Core Measure
• Menu Measure
• Exclusion

3. Core Measures
• CPOE
• Drug Interactions
• Problem List
• eRx
• Medication List
• Med Allergy List
• Demographics
• Vitals
• CDS Rule
• Electronic Copy
• Clinical Summaries
• Med Allergy List
• Electronic Exchange
• Security Audit

4. Menu Measures
• Drug Formulary
• Lab Test Results
• Patient List
• Patient Reminders
• Patient Access
• Patient Education
• Med Rec
• Transition of Care
• ImmunizationExport
• SyndromicExport

5. “External”Measures
• Clinical Quality
Measures (CQMs)
• Copy of Health Info
• Security Audit
• Patient Reminders
• Both Exports

6. CQMs
• Clinical Quality
Measures
• Must be reported
as they appear
• Have no threshold
for MU

7. Meaningful Use Lifecycle
Stage
1
Stage
1
Stage
2
• Or
Stage
1
2014

8. Useful Resources
• CMS: 888.734.6433

9. CMS Certification Number:
1314E01P5LOOEAR

10. Submitted Questions

11. What’s Next?
• Register and prepare documents / resources to attest
• Reach out to CMS directly about unique situations,
hardship exemptions, or exclusionary criteria
• Review criteria workflows on the Support Center or
YouTube Channel
• Reach out to drchrono Support with questions when
able to determine why you are not getting credit