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Meaningful Use
Presentation for
Fall Faculty Meeting
October 24, 2014
History
Established the Office of
the National Coordinator
for Health Information
Technology (ONC)
History
• 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) was passed which included the Health
Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act)
• Provides for incentive payments for “meaningful
use” of certified technology by eligible hospitals
and providers
• For GHS that includes the Greenville,
Patewood, Greer, and Hillcrest hospitals
Meaningful Use Defined
Meaningful use is using certified electronic
health record (EHR) technology to:
• Improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce
health disparities
• Engage patients and family
• Improve care coordination, and population and
public health
• Maintain privacy and security of patient health
information
Goals
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Better clinical outcomes
Improved population health outcomes
Increased transparency and efficiency
Empowered individuals
More robust research data on health
systems
Stages
• Stage 1 – Data capture and sharing
• Implemented at GHS in 2011 and continued in
2012
• Goal was implementation of an electronic health
record for data capture and sharing
• 14 Core and 5 Menu Objectives had to be met.
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Using CPOE for medication orders
Lab results available online
Ability to gather demographic and clinical data
Send immunization data to state
2014
• Stage 2 – Advance Clinical Processes
• 16 Menu and 3 of 6 Core Objectives
• Higher thresholds from stage 1 for measures
such as CPOE
• New measures that include medication
reconciliation, patient portal, electronic
communication between providers
Stage 3
• Goal is now to improve outcomes using the
data we have collected and shared
• Continue to engage patients more fully in their
care
• CMS will let us know within a couple of years
what the measures will be
Why are we doing this?
• Number 1 reason is to improve patient care and
outcomes with more reliable and usable data
• Under the HITECH Act we are also offered
monetary incentives to help offset the cost of
implementation
• Non-participation will result in penalties
beginning in 2015 and growing with each year
taken from our Medicare payments
What do you and your
students need to know?
• Education modules were developed this year
and published to the Soarian News website.
• These describes the processes needed for the
nurse, unit secretary, and physician to follow to
help us achieve Meaningful Use.
• There are 3 modules for clinical staff as well as
PowerPoint presentations from pharmacy on
the medication reconciliation project
• Throughout the year, managers will be given
feedback on how well they are meeting goals in
their facilities