Overview of the EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Final Rule published August, 2012

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1 I. Executive Summary and Overview (Pre-Publication Page 12) A. Executive Summary (Page 12) 1. Purpose of Regulatory Action (Page 12) a. Need for the Regulatory Action (Page 12) b. Legal Authority for the Regulatory Action (Page 13) 2. Summary of Major Provisions (Page 14) a. Stage 2 Meaningful Use Objectives and Measures (Page 14) Stage 2 Meaningful Use Objectives and Measures Stage 2 Proposed Change Stage 2 Final Changes In the Stage 1 final rule we outlined Stage 1 meaningful use criteria, we finalized a separate set of core objectives and menu objectives for EPs, eligible hospitals and CAHs. EPs and hospitals must meet the measure or qualify for an exclusion to all 15 core objectives and 5 out of the 10 menu objectives in order to qualify for an EHR incentive payment. In this final rule, we maintain the same core-menu structure for the program for Stage 2. We are finalizing that EPs must meet the measure or qualify for an exclusion to 17 core objectives and 3 of 6 menu objectives. We are finalizing that eligible hospitals and CAHs must meet the measure or qualify for an exclusion to 16 core objectives and 3 of 6 menu objectives. Nearly all of the Stage 1 core and menu objectives are retained for Stage 2. The "exchange of key clinical information" core objective from Stage 1 was re-evaluated in favor of a more robust "transitions of care" core objective in Stage 2, and the "Provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information" objective was removed because it was replaced by a "view online, download, and transmit" core objective. Copyright HIMSS. 1

2 There are also multiple Stage 1 objectives that were combined into more unified Stage 2 objectives, with a subsequent rise in the measure threshold that providers must achieve for each objective that has been retained from Stage 1. b. Reporting on Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) (Page 15) Reporting on Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) Stage 2 Proposed Change Stage 2 Final Changes This final rule outlines a process by which EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs will submit CQM data electronically, reducing the associated burden of reporting on quality measures for providers. EPs will submit 9 CQMs from at least 3 of the National Quality Strategy domains out of a potential list of 64 CQMs across 6 domains. We are recommending a core set of 9 CQMs focusing on adult populations with a particular focus on controlling blood pressure. We are also recommending a core set of 9 CQMs for pediatric populations. EPs should report on these recommended CQMs if they are representative of their clinical practice and patient population. Eligible hospitals and CAHs will submit 16 CQMs from at least 3 of the National Quality Strategy domains out of a potential list of 29 CQMs across 6 domains. For the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs in their first year of demonstrating meaningful use must submit their CQM data via attestation, and those beyond their first year must submit their CQM data electronically via a CMS-designated transmission method. For EPs, this includes an aggregate electronic submission or a patient-level electronic submission through the method specified by the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) that would provide one submission for credit in both the PQRS and Medicare EHR Incentive Program. For eligible hospitals and CAHs, this includes an aggregate electronic submission or a patient-level data submission through the method similar to the Medicare EHR Incentive (See section II. B (Reporting on Clinical Quality Measures Using Certified EHR Technology by Eligible Professionals, Eligible Hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals c. Payment Adjustments and Exceptions (Page 16) Copyright HIMSS. 2

3 Payment Adjustments and Exceptions Stage 2 Proposed Change Medicare payment adjustments are required by statute to take effect in We propose a process by which payment adjustment would be determined by a prior reporting period. Therefore, we propose that any successful meaningful user in 2013 would avoid payment adjustment in Also, any Medicare provider that first meets meaningful use in 2014 would avoid the penalty if they are able to demonstrate meaningful use at least 3 months prior to the end of the calendar or fiscal year (respectively) and meet the registration and attestation requirement by July 1, 2014 (EHs) or October 1, 2014 (EPs). We also propose exceptions to these payment adjustments. This proposed rule outlines three categories of exceptions based on the lack of availability of internet access or barriers to obtaining IT infrastructure, a time-limited exception for newly practicing EPs or new hospitals who would not otherwise be able to avoid payment adjustments, and unforeseen circumstances such as natural disasters that would be handled on a case-by-case basis. We also solicit comment on a fourth category of exception due to a combination of clinical features limiting a provider's interaction with patients and lack of control over the availability of Certified EHR technology at their practice locations. HIMSS supports the direction in the, and applauds the government for clearly articulating the circumstances under which an EP, EH, or CAH would be subject to a payment adjustment. The explanation is succinct and far enough in advance of the enforcement of the regulation, which will allow EPs, EHs, CAHs, and supporting organizations to clearly understand the intent of the mechanics of the payment adjustment and exception program. It will also give HIMSS and other professional development oriented organizations enough time to develop appropriate education to help EPs, EHS, and CAHs prepare for MU incentives and maximize opportunities to avoid a payment adjustment later in the process. In addition, we applaud the Department for recognizing that circumstances may warrant special provisions for certain EPs, EHs, or CAHs, who are not able to achieve Meaningful Use by virtue of their practice circumstances. Finally, HIMSS requests clarification from CMS regarding the impact of payment adjustment on non-eps, who bill the incident to an EP s bill under their own provider number at 85% of the locality. Stage 2 Final Changes In regards to a fourth category of exception, HIMSS supports this exception, which is likely to be of considerable importance to certain specialties for which attainment of Meaningful Use is not feasible. At the same time, we believe the exception needs clarification in final rule. Our members are uncertain as to what is meant by "lack of control over availability" and how this would work with a push toward interoperability and the requirements for EHRs. We are also interested in understanding what provider categories will be eligible for this exception. Medicare payment adjustments are required by statute to take effect in We are finalizing a process by which Copyright HIMSS. 3

4 payment adjustments will be determined by a prior reporting period. Therefore, we specify that EPs and eligible hospitals that are meaningful EHR users in 2013 will avoid payment adjustment in Also, if such providers first meet meaningful use in 2014, they will avoid the 2015 payment adjustment, if they are able to demonstrate meaningful use at least 3 months prior to the end of the calendar (for EPs) or fiscal year (for eligible hospitals) and meet the registration and attestation requirement by July 1, 2014 (for eligible hospitals) or October 1, 2014 (for EPs). We also are finalizing exceptions to these payment adjustments. This final rule outlines four categories of exceptions based on (1) the lack of availability of internet access or barriers to obtaining IT infrastructure; (2) a time-limited exception for newly practicing EPs or new hospitals that will not otherwise be able to avoid payment adjustments; (3) unforeseen circumstances such as natural disasters that will be handled on a case-by-case basis; and (4) (EP only) exceptions due to a combination of clinical features limiting a provider's interaction with patients or, if the EP practices at multiple locations, lack of control over the availability of CEHRT at practice locations constituting 50 percent or more of their encounters. CMS solicited for a fourth exception related to factors limiting a provider s interaction with patients and lack of control over the availability of Certified EHR technology at their practice locations, which HIMSS supported. The three exceptions from the were maintained, and one additional exception for payment adjustments is noted within the Final Rule, for a total of four. The fourth, and newly added, exception is the following: (EP only) exceptions due to a combination of clinical features limiting a provider's interaction with patients or, if the EP practices at multiple locations, lack of control over the availability of CEHRT at practice locations constituting 50 percent or more of their encounters. d. Modifications to Medicaid EHR Incentive Program (Page 16) Modification to Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Proposed Change We propose to expand the definition of what constitutes a Medicaid patient encounter, which is a required eligibility threshold for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. We propose to include encounters for individuals enrolled in a Medicaid program, including Title XXI-funded Medicaid expansion encounters (but not separate CHIP programs. We also propose flexibility in the look-back period for patient volume to be over the 12 months preceding attestation, not tied to the prior calendar year. We also propose to make eligible approximately 12 additional children's hospitals that have not been able to participate to date, despite meeting all other eligibility criteria, because they do not have a CMS Certification Number since they do not bill Medicare. Copyright HIMSS. 4

5 Stage 2 Final Changes HIMSS supports the change and requests that the Department clarify whether the change to the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program will be expanded to include e-encounters and/or virtual patient encounters which include telemedicine, telehealth based encounters or other encounters enabled thorough mobile or wireless technologies. We are expanding the definition of what constitutes a Medicaid patient encounter, which is a required eligibility threshold for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. We include encounters for individuals enrolled in a Medicaid program, including Title XXI-funded Medicaid expansion encounters (but not separate Children s Health Insurance Programs (CHIPs)). We also specify flexibility in the look back period for patient volume to be over the 12 months preceding attestation, not tied to the prior calendar year. We are also making eligible approximately 12 additional children's hospitals that have not been able to participate to date, despite meeting all other eligibility criteria, because they do not have a CMS Certification Number since they do not bill Medicare. These changes would take effect beginning with payment year No changes to the expansion of the definition of what constitutes a Medicaid patient encounter from the to the Final Rule. However, CMS is making eligible approximately 12 additional children's hospitals that have not been able to participate to date, despite meeting all other eligibility criteria, because they do not have a CMS Certification Number since they do not bill Medicare. Of note, the Final Rule states that these changes will take effect beginning with payment year Stage 2 Proposed Change e. Stage 2 Timeline Delay (Page 17) Stage 2 Timeline Delay Finally, we propose a minor delay of the implementation of the onset of Stage 2 criteria. In the Stage 1 final rule, we established that any provider who first attested to Stage 1 criteria for Medicare in 2011 would begin using Stage 2 criteria in This proposed rule delays the onset of those Stage 2 criteria until 2014, which we believe provides the needed time for vendors to develop Certified EHR Technology. In consideration of the Department s request for comment on the areas of the we support, HIMSS concurs with the Department s decision to extend Meaningful Use Stage 1, as the approach provides additional time for organizations and vendors to make the financial and technical investments that are required to design, update, certify, and implement software for the later stages of Meaningful Use. HIMSS reiterates our February 2011 comments to the Health IT Policy Committee Meaningful Use Workgroup calling for administrative relief for 2011 attesters. Copyright HIMSS. 5

6 As part of the preparation for Stage 2 Final Rule, we encourage the Department to continue reviewing the timeline to maximize the amount of time all EPs, EHs, CAHs, and vendors have in preparing. To that end, HIMSS offer the following recommendations: 1. Reiterate our position that 18-months is the minimum length of time needed between the final rules on Meaningful Use, certification, and standards, and the start of Meaningful Use Stage Call for 2014 (the first year of the new certification criteria and CQMs) should be limited to a 90 to 180-day reporting period. 3. Recommend the Department reconsider the proposal that providers who are in Stage 1 will be required to meet all of the criteria defined in Table 3, Changes to Stage 1 at FY/CY We do not share the Department s assertion that this would not create additional hardship for providers. We agree that some of the changes to current Stage 1 objectives are not too burdensome, specifically the change to the CPOE measure; the changes to the vital sign objective; and the change to the regulation text for the public health objectives. However, the changes to the objectives for making patient information available electronically through view, download and transmit, and the changes to the quality measures may present a significant burden to both providers and their vendors. These changes and the corresponding proposed requirement in the ONC on Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, that all providers must be on the 2014 version of CEHRT for FY/CY 2014 regardless of the stage of Meaningful Use, present a significant development, upgrade and implementation burden on providers and vendors alike, especially given the timing issues detailed above. EPs, EHs, and CAHs beginning their second year of stage 1 in 2014 would potentially have to accommodate two major software upgrades within a year. Vendors may also experience stretched resources as they work to upgrade all of their customers simultaneously by the beginning of FY/CY Stage 2 Final Changes Lastly, we are finalizing a delay in the implementation of the onset of Stage 2 criteria. In the Stage 1 final rule, we established that any provider who first attested to Stage 1 criteria in 2011 would begin using Stage 2 criteria in This final rule delays the onset of those Stage 2 criteria until 2014, which we believe provides the needed time for vendors to develop CEHRT. We are also introducing a special 3-month EHR reporting period, rather than a full year of reporting, for providers attesting to either Stage 1 or Stage 2 in 2014 in order to allow time for providers to implement newly certified CEHRT. In future years, providers who are not in their initial year of demonstrating meaningful use must meet criteria for 12-month reporting periods. The 3-month reporting period allows providers flexibility in their first year of meeting Stage-2 without warranting any delay for Stage-3. This policy is consistent with CMS s commitment to ensure that Stage 3 occurs on schedule (implemented by 2016). Copyright HIMSS. 6

7 Confirmation of delay in the implementation of the onset of Stage 2 criteria, and not until 2014 (instead of 2013) which is in alignment with HIMSS recommendations to provide sufficient time to vendors to meet requirements. Additionally, a special 3-month EHR reporting period, rather than a full year of reporting, for providers attesting to either Stage 1 or Stage 2 in 2014 has been introduced in order to allow time for providers to implement newly certified CEHRT. In future years, providers who are not in their initial year of demonstrating meaningful use must meet criteria for 12- month reporting periods. The 3-month reporting period allows providers flexibility in their first year of meeting Stage 2 without warranting any delay for Stage 3. This policy is consistent with CMS s commitment to ensure that Stage 3 occurs on schedule (implemented by 2016). 3. Summary of Costs and Benefits (Page 18) B. Overview of the HITECH Programs Created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Page 19) II. Provisions of the Proposed Regulations and Analysis of and Responses to Public Comments (Page 21) A. Definitions Across the Medicare FFS, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid Programs (Page 21) 1. Uniform Definitions (Page 21) 2. Meaningful EHR User (Page 22) Meaningful EHR User Stage 2 Proposed Change We proposed to include clinical quality measure reporting as part of the definition of "meaningful EHR user" under instead of as a separate meaningful use objective under We proposed to revise the third paragraph of the definition of meaningful EHR user at to refer specifically to the payment adjustments and read as follows: "(3) To be considered a meaningful EHR user, at least 50 percent of an EP's patient encounters during an EHR reporting period for a payment year (or during an applicable EHR reporting period for a payment adjustment year) must occur at a practice/location or practices/locations equipped with CEHRT." Copyright HIMSS. 7

8 Stage 2 Final Changes We continue to believe that separating clinical quality measures from the meaningful use objectives and measures in will reduce confusion and finalize the change as proposed. In regards to the proposed revision of the third paragraph of the definition of meaningful EHR user at 495.4, we did not receive any comments on this revision and we are finalizing it as proposed. While clinical quality measure reporting will no longer be listed as a separate objective and measure in 495.6, as it is now incorporated in the definition of meaningful EHR user in 495.4, it remains a condition for demonstrating meaningful use. Stage 1 Objective 3. Definition of Meaningful Use (Page 23) a. Considerations in Defining Meaningful Use (Page 23) b. Changes to Stage 1 Criteria for Meaningful Use (Page (Table on Pages 41 43)) Use CPOE for medication orders directly entered by any licensed healthcare professional who can enter orders into the medical record per State, local and professional guidelines. Stage 2 Proposed Change Stage 2 Final Changes Addition of an alternative measure: More than 30 percent of medication orders created by the EP or authorized providers of the eligible hospital s or CAH s inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) during the EHR reporting period are recorded using CPOE 2013 Only (Optional) 2014 Onward (Required) HIMSS supports the measure as a transition to Stage 2 Requirements, but cautions the Department that accurate data collection may be difficult, particularly in the ambulatory setting because only orders entered into the EHR (and especially the EHRs CPOE functionality) may be known by the EHR for reporting, so that, in many cases, the measure will be 100%. To reduce confusion, HIMSS suggests that the Department consider using the term approved to refer to the final step in a medication order. Standing order sets can be initiated by a human, or a machine, but the real act is the approval by a licensed prescribing authority. Addition of an alternative measure: More than 30 percent of medication orders created by the EP or authorized providers of the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) during the EHR reporting period are recorded using CPOE Copyright HIMSS. 8

9 2013 Onward (Optional) CMS proposed that providers in Stage 1 could use the alternative denominator of the number of medication orders created by the EP or in the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) during the EHR reporting period. However, CMS is not requiring that the alternative denominator be used beginning in 2014, which will give providers who may find it difficult to measure the flexibility to continue to use the denominator defined in the Stage 1 final rule. Stage 1 Objective Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (erx) Stage 2 Proposed Change Stage 2 Final Changes Addition of an additional exclusion: Any EP who: does not have a pharmacy within their organization and there are no pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions within 10 miles of the EP's practice location at the start of his/her EHR reporting period Onward (Optional) Note: Since this exception was not included in Stage 1 (an oversight), CMS is also finalizing the addition of this exclusion to Stage 1 starting in CY Stage 1 Objective Record and chart changes in vital signs Stage 2 Proposed Change Addition of alternative age limitations: More than 50 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP or admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) during the EHR reporting period have blood pressure (for patients age 3 and over only) and height and weight (for all ages) recorded as structured data 2014 Onward (Required) Copyright HIMSS. 9

10 Stage 2 Final Changes HIMSS supports the measure as a transition to Stage 2 Requirements Addition of alternative age limitations More than 50 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP or admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) during the EHR reporting period have blood pressure (for patients age 3 and over only) and height and weight (for all ages) recorded as structured data 2013 Only (Optional) No changes between the and the Final Rule. However, note the modifications related to exclusions (described in the next table below). Stage 1 Objective Record and chart changes in vital signs Stage 2 Proposed Change Stage 2 Final Changes Addition of alternative exclusions: Any EP who (1) Sees no patients 3 years or older is excluded from recording blood pressure; (2) Believes that all three vital signs of height, weight, and blood pressure have no relevance to their scope of practice is excluded from recording them; (3) Believes that height and weight are relevant to their scope of practice, but blood pressure is not, is excluded from recording blood pressure; or (4) Believes that blood pressure is relevant to their scope of practice, but height and weight are not, is excluded from recording height and weight Onward (Required) HIMSS supports the measure as a transition to Stage 2 Requirements Addition of alternative exclusions: Any EP who (1) Sees no patients 3 years or older is excluded from recording blood pressure; (2) Believes that all three vital signs of height, weight, and blood pressure have no relevance to their scope of practice is excluded from recording them; (3) Believes that height and weight are relevant to their scope of practice, but blood pressure is not, is excluded from recording blood pressure; or (4) Believes that blood pressure is relevant to their scope of practice, but height and weight are not, is excluded from recording height and weight Only (Optional) CMS recognizes that there are situations in which certain providers may only record height and weight and/or blood Copyright HIMSS. 10

11 pressure for a very limited number of patients (for example, high-risk surgical patients or patients on certain types of medication) but do not normally regard these data as relevant to their scope of practice. When a provider does not believe that height and weight and/or blood pressure are typically relevant to their scope of practice but still records these vital signs only in exceptional circumstances, the provider is permitted to claim the exclusions for this measure Stage 1 Objective Record and chart changes in vital signs Stage 2 Proposed Change Stage 2 Final Changes Age limitations on height, weight and blood pressure: More than50 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP or admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) during the EHR reporting period have blood pressure (for patients age 3 and over only) and height and weight (for all ages) recorded as structured data Onward (Required) HIMSS supports the measure as a transition to Stage 2 Requirements. In addition, HIMSS requests clarification if CMS intended to comment on changes to Growth Chart Age Limits as the header mentions Growth Charts but no text in this section makes any reference to Growth Charts. Age limitations on height, weight and blood pressure: More than50 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP or admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) during the EHR reporting period have blood pressure (for patients age 3 and over only) and height and weight (for all ages) recorded as structured data Onward (Required) Related to Body Mass Index (BMI): Some commenters suggested removing BMI and growth charts from the measure since there are no best practices on BMI for patients under three years of age and since providers who would not record height and weight would not be able to provide BMI or growth charts. CMS appreciates the support for these changes and finalized them, as proposed. CMS also notes that BMI and growth charts are not required to meet this measure but are instead a capability provided by CEHRT. Providers who claim the exclusion for height and weight will not have data for CEHRT to create either BMI or growth charts and this will not affect their ability to meet the measure of this objective. Copyright HIMSS. 11

12 Stage 1 Objective Record and chart changes in vital signs Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes Changing the age and splitting the EP exclusion: Any EP who (1) Sees no patients 3 years or older is excluded from recording blood pressure; (2) Believes that all three vital signs of height, weight, and blood pressure have no relevance to their scope of practice is excluded from recording them; (3) Believes that height and weight are relevant to their scope of practice, but blood pressure is not, is excluded from recording blood pressure; or (4) Believes that blood pressure is relevant to their scope of practice, but height and weight are not, is excluded from recording height and weight Onward (Required) HIMSS supports the measure as a transition to Stage 2 Requirements. Changing the age and splitting the EP exclusion: Any EP who (1) Sees no patients 3 years or older is excluded from recording blood pressure; (2) Believes that all three vital signs of height, weight, and blood pressure have no relevance to their scope of practice is excluded from recording them; (3) Believes that height and weight are relevant to their scope of practice, but blood pressure is not, is excluded from recording blood pressure; or (4) Believes that blood pressure is relevant to their scope of practice, but height and weight are not, is excluded from recording height and weight Onward (Required) No changes from the to the Final Rule. Copyright HIMSS. 12

13 Stage 1 Objective Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes Capability to exchange key clinical information (for example, problem list, medication list, medication allergies, and diagnostic test results), among providers of care and patient authorized entities electronically Objective is no longer required. HIMSS supports the elimination of the Objective for Meaningful Use Stage 1. Objective is no longer required. By eliminating this objective in Stage 2, it allows the industry as a whole to evolve further in its functionality and use of health IT, and perhaps definitions and processes will be ready for this objective by Stage 3. Stage 1 Objective Report ambulatory (hospital) clinical quality measures to CMS or the states Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes Objective is incorporated directly into the definition of a meaningful EHR user and eliminated as an objective under 42 CFR Onward (Required) HIMSS supports the change for Meaningful Use Stage 1 Objective is incorporated directly into the definition of a meaningful EHR user and eliminated as an objective under Onward (Required) This is a key part of meaningfully using a certified EHR. Therefore, incorporating this as part of the definition of qualification of being a meaningful EHR user is farther reaching then calling out as a single objective. Copyright HIMSS. 13

14 Stage 1 Objective EP and Hospital Objectives: Provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information (including diagnostics test results, problem list, medication lists, medication allergies, discharge summary, procedures) upon request. Hospital Objective: Provide patients with an electronic copy of their discharge instructions at time of discharge, upon request. Stage 2 Proposed Change: EP Objective: Provide patients with timely electronic access to their health information (including lab results, problem list, medication lists, and allergies) within 4 business days of the information being available to the EP. Replace these three objectives with the Stage 2 objective and one of the two Stage 2 measures. EP Objective: Provide patients the ability to view online, download and transmit their health information within 4 business days of the information being available to the EP EP Measure: More than 50 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period are provided timely (within 4 business days after the information is available to the EP) online access to their health information subject to the EP's discretion to withhold certain information. Hospital Objective: Provide patients the ability to view online, download and transmit information about a hospital admission. Hospital Measure: More than 50 percent of all patients who are discharged from the inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) of an eligible hospital or CAH have their information available online within 36 hours of discharge Onward (Required) As a participant in the Office of the National Coordinator s I Pledge to Empower Individuals to be Part of the Healthcare through Health IT Program, HIMSS supports patient engagement in their own healthcare to encourage them to be proactive and thoughtful consumers of care. In some instances, HIMSS members have expressed concern regarding the challenges for small facilities to be able to provide a patient portal, as the cost of developing a patient portal may be expensive and time consuming to maintain. Where resources are challenged, HIMSS suggests a gateway to enhanced patient engagement require allowing EPs, EHs, and CAHs to determine local solutions, such as the capability of providing electronic access through other electronic media. Copyright HIMSS. 14

15 For the long term, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has made great strides toward expanding Broadband access, as indicated by the fact that over 95.6% of all Americans live within the coverage of one of 69 mobile broadband networks, as the FCC has defined mobile broadband. However, there are still 26 million patients living in areas that are not served by Broadband, making this requirement especially challenging for those patients and providers. Stage 2 Final Changes To this end, HIMSS supports the Department working with the Federal Communications Commission on ways to position the FCC s rural healthcare pilot program to address the lack of availability of Internet access and communications barriers. To maximize success, the program should promote mobile broadband connectivity to rural areas, and address barriers to obtaining wireless healthcare by providing much needed health IT mobile infrastructure. Investment in multi-purpose commercial mobile broadband networks should be leveraged to support the rapid and costeffective proliferation of health related mobile broadband products, applications and services. Replace these four objectives with the Stage 2 objective and one of the two Stage 2 measures. EP Objective: Provide patients the ability to view online, download, and transmit their health information within 4 business days of the information being available to the EP. EP Measure: More than 50 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period are provided timely (within 4 business days after the information is available to the EP) online access to their health information subject to the EP's discretion to withhold certain information. Hospital Objective: Provide patients the ability to view online, download, and transmit information about a hospital admission. Hospital Measure: More than 50 percent of all patients who are discharged from the inpatient or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) of an eligible hospital or CAH have their information available online within 36 hours of discharge Onward (Required) No changes between the and the Final Rule. Stage 1 Objective Public Health Objectives Copyright HIMSS. 15

16 Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes Addition of "except where prohibited" to the objective regulation text for the public health objectives under 42 CFR Onward (Required) HIMSS supports the addition of the phrase. Addition of "except where prohibited" to the objective regulation text for the public health objectives under Onward (Required) For the Stage 1 public health objectives, beginning in 2013, CMS proposed to add "except where prohibited" to the regulation text in order to encourage all EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs to submit electronic immunization data, even when not required by state/local law (except in a few instances where they are prohibited from submitting to a state/local immunization registry). Stage 1 Policy Change Meeting an exclusion for a menu set objective counts towards the number of menu set objectives that must be satisfied to meet meaningful use Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes Meeting an exclusion for a menu set objective does not count towards the number of menu set objectives that must be satisfied to meet meaningful use Onward (Required) Beginning in 2014, qualifying for an exclusion from a menu set objective will no longer reduce the number of menu set objectives that an EP or hospital must otherwise satisfy to demonstrate meaningful use for Stage 1. There is an exception for EPs who meet the criteria to exclude five or more of the menu set objectives, in which case the EP must meet the criteria for all of the remaining non-excluded menu set objectives. This exception would not be applicable to hospitals Copyright HIMSS. 16

17 due to the number of hospital menu set objectives that include exclusions. c. State Flexibility for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use (Page 43) State Flexibility for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes We proposed to offer states flexibility under the Medicaid incentive program with the public health measures in Stage 2, similar to that of Stage 1, subject to the same conditions and standards as the Stage 1 flexibility policy. This applies to the public health measures as well as the measure to generate lists of specific conditions to use for quality improvement, reduction of disparities, research or outreach. We clarify that our proposal included the existing public health measures from Stage 1 as well as the new public health measures proposed for Stage 2. In addition, we stated that whether a state moved an objective to the core or left it in the menu, states may also specify the means of transmission of the data or otherwise change the public health measure, as long as it does not require EHR functionality above and beyond that which is included in the 2014 ONC EHR certification criteria. After consideration of the public comments received, we are finalizing these provisions as proposed. The final rule supports states flexibility in management of Medicaid incentive programs around public health. d. Stage 2 Criteria for Meaningful Use (Core Set and Menu Set) (Page 45) Stage 2 Criteria for Meaningful Use (Core Set and Menu Set) Copyright HIMSS. 17

18 Stage 2 Proposed Change: We proposed to continue the Stage 1 concept of a core set of objectives and a menu set of objectives for Stage 2. In the Stage 1 final rule (75 FR 44322), we indicated that for Stage 2, we expected to include the Stage 1 menu set objectives in the core set. We proposed to follow that approach for our Stage 2 core set with two exceptions. We proposed to keep the objective of "capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies" in the menu set for EPs. Our experience with Stage 1 is that very few public health agencies have the ability to accept non-emergency or non urgent care ambulatory syndromic surveillance data electronically and those that do are less likely to support EPs than hospitals; therefore we do not believe that current infrastructure supports moving this objective to the core set for EPs. We also proposed to keep the objective of "record advance directives" in the menu set for eligible hospitals and CAHs. As we stated in our Stage 1 final rule (75 FR 44345), we have continuing concerns that there are potential conflicts between storing advance directives and existing state laws. We proposed new objectives for Stage 2, some of which would be part of the Stage 2 core set and others would make up the Stage 2 menu set, as discussed below with each objective. We proposed to eliminate certain Stage 1 objectives for Stage 2, such as the objective for testing the capability to exchange key clinical information. We proposed to combine some of the Stage 1 objectives for Stage 2. We proposed a total of 17 core objectives and 5 menu objectives for EPs. We proposed that an EP must meet the criteria or an exclusion for all of the core objectives and the criteria for 3 of the 5 menu objectives. Stage 2 Final Changes We proposed a total of 16 core objectives and 4 menu objectives for eligible hospitals and CAHs for Stage 2. After consideration of the public comments received, we finalize the concept of a core and menu set for Stage 2. We finalize a total of 17 core objectives and 6 menu objectives for EPs for Stage 2. We finalize that an EP must meet the criteria or an exclusion for all of the core objectives and the criteria for 3 of the 6 menu objectives unless an exclusion can be claimed for more than 3 of the menu objectives in which case the criteria for the remaining non-excluded Copyright HIMSS. 18

19 objectives must be met. We finalize a total of 16 core objectives and 6 menu objectives for eligible hospitals and CAHs for Stage 2. We finalize that an eligible hospital or CAH must meet the criteria or an exclusion for all of the core objectives and the criteria for 3 of the 6 menu objectives. We also finalize our proposal to change the menu set exclusions policy for Stage 1. Beginning in 2014, qualifying for an exclusion from a menu set objective will no longer reduce the number of menu set objectives that an EP or hospital must otherwise satisfy to demonstrate meaningful use for Stage 1. There is an exception for EPs who meet the criteria to exclude five or more of the menu set objectives, in which case the EP must meet the criteria for all of the remaining nonexcluded menu set objectives. This exception would not be applicable to hospitals due to the number of hospital menu set objectives that include exclusions. Stage 2 does contain a more specialized and smaller menu set than Stage 1 - CMS sees this as a natural result of moving up the staged path towards improved outcomes and adding fewer new objectives. - CMS sees specialization as necessary for meaningful use to be applicable to all EPs. CMS has finalized a total of 17 core objectives and 6 menu objectives for EPs for Stage 2. An EP must meet the criteria or an exclusion for all of the core objectives and the criteria for 3 of the 6 menu objectives unless an exclusion can be claimed for more than 3 of the menu objectives in which case the criteria for the remaining non-excluded objectives must be met. CMS finalized a total of 16 core objectives and 6 menu objectives for eligible hospitals and CAHs for Stage 2. CMS finalized that an eligible hospital or CAH must meet the criteria or an exclusion for all of the core objectives and the criteria for 3 of the 6 menu objectives. CMS finalized their proposal to change the menu set exclusions policy for Stage 1. Beginning in 2014, qualifying for an exclusion from a menu set objective will no longer reduce the number of menu set objectives that an EP or hospital must otherwise satisfy to demonstrate meaningful use for Stage 1. There is an exception for EPs who meet the criteria to exclude five or more of the menu set objectives, in which case the EP must meet the criteria for all of the remaining non-excluded menu set objectives. This exception Copyright HIMSS. 19

20 would not be applicable to hospitals due to the number of hospital menu set objectives that include exclusions. (1) Discussion of Whether Certain EPs, Eligible Hospitals or CAHs can meet all Stage 2 Meaningful Use Objectives Given Established Scopes of Practice (Page 49) Discussion of Whether Certain EPs, Eligible Hospitals or CAHs can meet all Stage 2 Meaningful Use Objectives Given Established Scopes of Practice Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes We noted in the proposed rule that we do not believe that any of the proposed new objectives for Stage 2 make it impossible for any EP, eligible hospital or CAH to meet meaningful use. Where scope of practice may prevent an EP, eligible hospital or CAH from meeting the measure associated with an objective, we discussed the barriers and included exclusions in our descriptions of the individual objectives. We proposed to include new exclusion criteria when necessary for new objectives, continue the Stage 1 exclusions for Stage 2, and continue the option for EPs and hospitals to defer some of the objectives in the menu set unless they meet the exclusion criteria for more objectives than they can defer as explained previously. We recognized in the proposed rule that at the time of publication, our data (derived internally from attestations) only reflected the meaningful use attestations from Medicare providers. There have been no significant changes in the data derived from meaningful use attestations since the publication of the proposed rule. CMS received no comments on the provisions put forth in the (2) EPs Practicing in Multiple Practices/Locations (Page 49) Copyright HIMSS. 20

21 EPs Practicing in Multiple Practices/Locations Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes We proposed for Stage 2 to continue our policy that to be a meaningful EHR user, an EP must have 50 percent or more of his or her outpatient encounters during the EHR reporting period at a practice/location or practices/locations equipped with CEHRT. An EP who does not conduct at least 50 percent of their patient encounters in any one practice/location would have to meet the 50 percent threshold through a combination of practices/locations equipped with CEHRT. In the proposed rule we stated that we have received many inquiries on this requirement since the publication of the Stage 1 final rule. We define patient encounter as any encounter where a medical treatment is provided and/or evaluation and management services are provided. This includes both individually billed events and events that are globally billed, but are separate encounters under our definition. We define a practice/location as equipped with CEHRT if the record of the patient encounter that occurs at that practice/location is created and maintained in CEHRT. This can be accomplished in three ways: CEHRT could be permanently installed at the practice/location, the EP could bring CEHRT to the practice/location on a portable computing device, or the EP could access CEHRT remotely using computing devices at the practice/location. Although it is currently allowed under Stage1 for an EP to create a record of the encounter without using CEHRT at the practice/location and then later input that information into CEHRT that exists at a different practice/location, we do not believe this process takes advantage of the value CEHRT offers. We proposed not to allow this practice beginning in We have also received inquiries whether the practice locations have to be in the same state, to which we clarify that they do not. Finally, we received inquiries regarding the interaction with hospital-based EP determination. The determination of whether an EP is hospital-based or not occurs prior to the application of this policy, so only nonhospital-based eligible professionals are included. Furthermore, this policy, like all meaningful use policies for EPs, only applies to outpatient settings (all settings except the inpatient and emergency department of a hospital). After consideration of the public comments received, we are finalizing the proposed provisions with the modifications previously discussed. (3) Discussion of the Reporting Requirements of the Measures Associated with the Stage 2 Copyright HIMSS. 21

22 Meaningful Use Objectives Discussion of the Reporting Requirements of the Measures Associated with the Stage 2 Stage 2 Proposed Change: Stage 2 Final Changes The four proposed denominators for EPs are-- Unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period (stratified by age or previous office visit); Number of orders (medication, labs, radiology); Office visits, and Transitions of care/referrals. The four proposed denominators for eligible hospitals and CAHs are-- Unique patients admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department during the EHR reporting period (stratified by age); Number of orders (medication, labs, radiology); Inpatient bed days; and Transitions of care. After consideration of comments received, CMS is not finalizing their proposed change. Instead, CMS maintains the distinction between measures that include only those patients whose records are maintained using CEHRT and measures that include all patients. Providers may limit the denominator to those patients whose records are maintained using CEHRT for measures with a denominator other than unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period or unique patients admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department during the EHR reporting period. After consideration of public comments, we are finalizing the following denominators for EPs: Unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period (stratified by age or previous office visit); Number of orders (medication, labs, radiology); Office visits; and Transitions of care/referrals including at a minimum one of the following: ++ When the EP is the recipient of the transition or referral, first encounters with a new patient and encounters with existing patients where a summary of care record (of any type) is provided to the receiving EP; Copyright HIMSS. 22

23 ++ When the EP is the initiator of the transition or referral, transitions and referrals ordered by the EP. We are finalizing the following denominators for eligible hospitals and CAHs: Unique patients admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department during the EHR reporting period (stratified by age); Number of orders (medication, labs, radiology); Transitions of care including at a minimum one of the following: ++ When the hospital is the recipient of the transition or referral, all admissions to the inpatient and emergency departments, ++ When the hospital is the initiator of the transition or referral, all discharges from the inpatient department and after admissions to the emergency department when follow-up care is ordered by authorized providers of the hospital; and Electronic lab orders received by the hospital from ambulatory providers. : CMS proposed to remove the distinction of what patients to include in the denominator of all of the measures associated with the meaningful use objectives for Stage 2 using CEHRT, stating that all patients should be included by the time of Stage 2. Final Rule: After consideration of comments received, CMS is not finalizing their proposed change. Instead, CMS maintains the distinction between measures that include only those patients whose records are maintained using CEHRT and measures that include all patients. Providers may limit the denominator to those patients whose records are maintained using CEHRT for measures with a denominator other than unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period or unique patients admitted to the eligible hospital's or CAH's inpatient or emergency department during the EHR reporting period. : Some commenters suggested that the denominators should be limited to either just Medicare-covered patients for those participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program or just Medicaid-covered patients for those participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Final Rule: CMS continues to believe that it is highly unlikely that providers will use different record keeping systems based on payer. Where there are differences in patient populations such as age, CMS accounts for them directly in the measure, not indirectly with payer as a generalized proxy. Stage 1 objectives and measures and Stage 2 objectives and measures included in this final rule do not require the submission of identifiable patient information. CMS is not making any changes to this policy in this final rule. - As proposed, the term "unique patient" means that if a patient is seen or admitted more than once during the Copyright HIMSS. 23

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