How to successfully manage a Meaningful Use audit

1. THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) HAS NOTED THAT IT PLANS
TO AUDIT 1 IN EVERY 20 MEANINGFUL USE PARTICIPANTS. A MEANINGFUL USE AUDIT
MAY INCLUDE A REVIEW OF ANY OF THE DOCUMENTATION NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE
INFORMATION THAT WAS ENTERED IN THE ATTESTATION. THE LEVEL OF THE AUDIT REVIEW
MAY DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS. TO KEEP FROM FAILING A MEANINGFUL USE AUDIT,
THINK ABOUT THESE IMPORTANT POINTS.*
Tips for Successfully
Managing Meaningful
Use Documentation

2. For more information about how MEDHOST solutions can help you optimize your clinical
documentation, contact us today by email at marketing@medhost.com, by phone at
1.800.383.6278 or at http://www.medhost.com/offerings/physician-experience.
Successfully Manage Meaningful Use Documentation with
These Tips
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF MEANINGFUL USE
DOCUMENTATION —
Most audit failures occur due to inadequate documentation
regardless of whether the organization was actually
compliant. One of the biggest challenges can occur when a
key individual maintains documentation and then leaves the
organization. The result is that critical documentation can not
be located when the organization is audited.

3. These tips are provided as examples or suggestions. MEDHOST recommends that the collected documents for audit
purposes are archived in our Document Management System. For more details, please reference the MU-Audit-Log-
Admin-Guide-2014 posted in the MU Community section of the MEDHOST Community.
Successfully Manage Meaningful Use Documentation with
These Tips
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT —
• Committee meeting minutes
• EHR change request
• Test and validation results
• Reports and screen shots of CDS being used
• Committee minutes showing improved care
SUMMARY OF CARE —
• Audit report for Transmission of Summary of Care-demo
• Screen shots of CCDA being created and sent
• Business Intelligence measure reports
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To help ensure proper maintenance of Meaningful Use documentation,
capture the following:

4. These tips are provided as examples or suggestions. MEDHOST recommends that the collected documents for audit
purposes are archived in our Document Management System. For more details, please reference the MU-Audit-Log-
Admin-Guide-2014 posted in the MU Community section of the MEDHOST Community.
Successfully Manage a Meaningful Use Documentation with
These Tips
SECURITY ASSESSMENT —
• Inventory information assets that store PHI
• Create compliance documentation and management reports
• Know significant threats and vulnerabilities
• Determine if you have the right controls in place
• Determine your likelihood of harm and risk rating
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5. For more information about how MEDHOST solutions can help you optimize your clinical
documentation, contact us today by email at marketing@medhost.com, by phone at
1.800.383.6278 or at http://www.medhost.com/offerings/physician-experience.
MEDHOST Customers not only leverage our technology
to improve care quality, but also meet the challenges of
Meaningful Use with several MEDHOST products which
have been certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic
Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized
Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program. Click here to find more.
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*The information contained herein is not intended to serve as legal advice nor should it a substitute for legal counsel. This information is not exhaustive and is intended to
provide guidance to Meaningful use participants.