tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post788415079307932943..comments2024-03-18T04:38:01.678-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: Attesting to Meaningful Use Quality MeasuresJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-55944561282937230852012-03-14T07:39:40.083-07:002012-03-14T07:39:40.083-07:00Thank you, Anonymous, for the correction and link ...Thank you, Anonymous, for the correction and link for the CMS FAQ. CMS had issued a newer FAQ of which I was not aware. As long as the provider is using certified EHR technology, they can submit results for CQMs calculated by their certified EHR technology.T.Harknessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-25510867484619868962012-02-12T13:33:27.986-08:002012-02-12T13:33:27.986-08:00T. Harkness your statement is incorrect.
See CMS ...T. Harkness your statement is incorrect.<br /><br />See CMS FAQ 10649<br /><br />https://questions.cms.hhs.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/10649/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-52266034212427072222012-02-07T11:41:25.518-08:002012-02-07T11:41:25.518-08:00I would only add one additional comment regarding ...I would only add one additional comment regarding clinical quality measures (CQMs). The measures reported must be obtained via ONC certified electronic health records or reporting modules. In some cases, at least within the ambulatory practice ONC certified EHRs, vendors only certified on nine measures total - the three core measures, the three alternate core measures and three of the 38 available menu (or additional set) measures. You can see the measures on which your vendor certified by finding and selecting the EHR product on the ONC CHPL website (http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert). If your EHR vendor or reporting module did not certify on all 38 available menu measures, you must report only on the certified measures even if there are zero patients that qualify for the menu CQMs. For example, if the eligible provider is a pediatrician but their EHR vendor only certified on menu measures (NQF 0031) Breast Cancer Screening, (NQF 0033) Chlamydia Screening for Women and (NQF 0034) Colorectal Cancer Screening, the eligible provider must report only on the certified measures even if they are not applicable to their practice unless they have access to a ONC certified reporting module that certified on additional menu clinical quality measures. Some FAQs that may be helpful can be found at https://questions.cms.hhs.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/10465 (Answer ID 10465) and https://questions.cms.hhs.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/10589/kw/clinical%20quality%20indicators/related/1 (Answer ID 10589).T. Harknessnoreply@blogger.com