Meaningful Use - So What's Changing?

Long summer days and vacations can easily make your forget about MU, but big changes are on the horizon. At the time of publishing, the final rule for the 2015-2017 Modifications to Meaningful Use has not yet been released but it is the perfect time to reacquaint yourselves with it. Earlier this spring, CORHIO recorded a webinar about the proposed changes expected to start in 2015 and you can view it here.

A few of the proposed changes to the EHR Incentive Program include:

• 90-day EHR Reporting Period for all EPs and EHs in 2015 only
• EHs will report on the calendar year starting in 2015
• Starting in 2016, all EPs and EHs will report on Stage 2 regardless of the previous year attestation

Some of the proposed changes to Meaningful Use include:

• The removal of redundant objectives
• All objectives will be required with some exclusions available
• Measure 2 of the Patient Electronic Access objective has been changed from 5% to one (1) patient per EHR Reporting Period
• Secure Electronic Messaging for EPs has been to a Yes/No measure for the capability to be enabled
• E-Prescribing is required for EHs (previously a Menu objective)