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1. Meaningful Use Stage 2

   The Value of Performance Benchmarking
2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Understand how benchmarking leads to improvement Understand how analytics help meet MU stage 2 requirements
3. WHAT STAGE 2 MEANS TO YOU Meaningful Use Stage 2 shifts from data capture to usability New Criteria Starting in 2014, providers participating in the EHR Incentive Programs who have met Stage 1 two or more years, will need to meet Stage 2 criteria Improving Patient Care Stage 2 includes new objectives to improve patient care through better clinical decision support, care coordination and patient engagement Interoperability There is a greater emphasis on interoperability and patient engagement, with the latter requiring action on the patient’s end in order for the objective to be met
4. STAGE 2 OBJECTIVES - MINIMAL CHANGES
5. STAGE 2 OBJECTIVES - SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
6. STAGE 2 OBJECTIVES - SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
7. CQM REPORTING In 2014 and beyond, reporting programs (i.e., PQRS, eRx reporting) will be streamlined and standardized in order to reduce provider burden 2014 represents CMS’s commitment to aligning quality measurement reporting among programs, including Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, PQRS, CHIPRA, and ACO programs Alignment includes: Choosing the same measures for different program measure sets Coordinating quality measurement stakeholder involvement efforts and opportunities for public input Identifying ways to minimize multiple submission requirements and mechanism Alignment with HHS Priorities requiring CQM selection to occur across the 6 HHS National Quality Strategy domains No longer a core objective of the EHR Incentive Programs, however still required in order to demonstrate meaningful use
8. CQM REPORTING Reporting CQM data is no longer a core objective of the EHR Incentive Programs, however it is still required in order to demonstrate meaningful use
9. BENCHMARKING FOR MEANINGFUL USE Meet with all staff to ensure understanding of requirements, how this will affect their duties and obtain buy-in Front office staff will obtain specific demographics, clinical staff will document smoking status during triage, etc. Gauge starting clinical performance via dashboards and/or reporting Identify the leaders, e.g., those providers with the most compliant threshold % Publish results to all providers Study the leaders to learn what they are doing Compare the leaders' environments and processes to those of the other providers Decide what changes the practice is willing and able to make Implement the acceptable changes Rinse and repeat at a regular interval
10. BENCHMARKING - KNOW THE SCORE Knowing the score provides the opportunity to address gaps before it is too late
11. IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS GAPS Drill down to identify which patients are missing demographics - address the missing data
12. BENCHMARKING PROVIDER SCORES Benchmarking helps identify leading providers for best practice sharing and laggards who may need additional education or “workflow assistance” on a particular measure
13. BENCHMARKING AND MU - SUMMARY Meaningful Use Stage 2 – increased focus on: Clinical decision support Care coordination Patient engagement Interoperability Benefits of Dashboards: Immediate understanding of performance Quickly identify and address data gaps at patient and provider level Benchmarking Creates healthy competition and performance based culture Leads to best practice workflows and sharing Identifies locations/providers who are struggling
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