CMS Updates FAQs on Participation in EHR Incentive Programs
CMS has recently updated three FAQs providing clarification on how to attest to certain EHR Meaningful Use program objectives and measures. View the updated FAQs and answers below:
Answer: A transition of care is defined as the movement of a patient from one setting of care (hospital, ambulatory, primary care practice, long-term care, home health, rehabilitation facility) to another. To count toward the Summary of Care objective for providers sharing access to an EHR, the transition or referral may take place between providers with different billing identities such as a different National Provider Identifier (NPI). Read more detail here.
Answer: If a provider does not administer immunizations, they should not attest to the measure; they must claim the exclusion. If a provider does administer immunizations but did not have any for a particular EHR reporting period, they are not required to claim the exclusion as long as they have done any necessary registration and testing and are reporting when they do have the data to report.
Answer: The criteria for a numerator is not constrained to the EHR reporting period unless explicitly stated in the numerator statement for a given meaningful use measure. Read more detail.