Important: All documentation submitted over the measures of MU and CQM is for 4510 version and next versions.
Normally a EHRez trainer , or from the Regional Center of Extention of CMS, will help in applying for adoption of incentives of the Electronic Medical Record. Please contact our call center at (787) 625-0440 to coordinate your appointment. We recommend to review the following points to help you understand the process.
- There are two measures you need to comply as a provider: Meaningful Use (MU) and Clinical Quality Measures (CQM).
- The MU measures are divided in two: the core or totally required and the menu or the ones you choose between several to reach a required amount for by stage. The CQM are similar to the menu that you choose the most convenient to comply with an required amount by stage.
- To meet with the MU measures there is a minimum required percentage in some cases and in others only is to attest Yes or No. The CQM measures only requires to have a a percentage higher than 0 to meet the goal.
- Most of the measures look at the at the attended patients with at least one closed progress note, in the measurement/evaluation period, but can measure progress notes or individuals ones like prescriptions or individual lab orders.
- The measures to attest Yes or No, typically asks for the record functionality or if the practice was carried out.
- The measurements periods are for 90 days. There are not by quarters or end of month, they can be adjusted to achieve the highest percentage for you or your practice.
- The measures are by doctors and the dates/evaluation periods can be different between providers of the same clinic.
- Some measures may not apply to you depending on the activity of your office. Please read the exclusions.
- Some measures have alternate measurements, that can be more convenient instead of the originals.
- Each measure has a detailed screen, press double click or press the loop, where all the patients are listed or elements in the denominators, numerators and exactly those that are pending / or for those failing.
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