Meaningful Use: Participating in the Federal Incentive Program

Krishnaraj, Arun; Siddiqui, Adeel; Goldszal, Alberto

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2014.09.012

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“…Much of the current R-HIS/PACS software will already track the necessary criteria that radiologists are not excluded from. 4,5 R-HIS/PACS systems can be either modular (meets any single criterion or multiple criteria) or completely certified. It is permissible to combine modular certified products to achieve meaningful use.…”

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“…If the EHR module approach is selected, a certified radiology health care IT product would include a list of all medications being taken by a patient, confirmation that drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions have been checked, and there is a field for known medication allergies of a patient. 5 This would meet three of the core requirements. Although many R-HIS software programs have the capability of tracking this information, they have not yet received certification.…”

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The Sonographer’s Role in Meaningful Use

McLaughlin

2012

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

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There is a shift beginning in the paradigm of health care that will continually redefine the role of the sonographer for many years to come. Health care reform is presenting new regulations that are redefining the roles of health care workers, including sonographers. The health care industry is rapidly taking on a new face. Sonographers must be willing to adapt to change not only in the industry but also in their work environment. One area that will bring changes to the role of the sonographer is meaningful use.Meaningful use regulations are based on rulings of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC for HIT) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which are both part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the federal agency that oversees meaningful use. The CMS regulates providers or eligible professionals. The ONC for HIT regulates technology and has set the rules for the criteria that vendors need to meet to have their software comply with meaningful use (see Figure 1).

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The Sonographer’s Role in Meaningful Use

McLaughlin

2012

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

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“…Alignment among ease of access, patient needs and expectations, caregivers, and provider teams is a critical component of clinical quality. 13,14 Several key legislative actions have sought to promote 15 and standardize health information portability, 16 technological access, 17 and individual access and interoperability. 18 When portal technology first emerged, Internet access generally required use of a desktop or laptop computer.…”

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Mobile Device Applications for Electronic Patient Portals in Oncology

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JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics

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PURPOSE Mobile devices provide individuals with rapid and frequent access to electronic patient portals. We investigated how oncology patients use this technology to review test results and communicate with providers. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of patients enrolled in the MyChart electronic health portal associated with the Epic electronic medical record at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center from 2012 to 2017. We recorded type of portal access according to year and patient characteristics. Associations among patient characteristics and types of portal access were tested using Mann-Whitney U test, χ2 test, and linear Gaussian regression models. RESULTS Since the availability of a mobile device application in 2012, 2,524 patients with cancer accessed MyChart from a mobile device at least once, which accounted for 291,526 mobile log-ins. The number of patients with MyChart mobile application log-ins increased from 4% in 2012 to 13% in 2017 ( P = .004). Among these patients, the median proportion of log-ins that occurred through mobile device use increased from 22% to 72% during this time period ( P < .001). Mobile access occurred more frequently among younger ( P < .001), black ( P = .002), and Hispanic ( P = .004) patients. Since 2012, total portal log-in frequency increased approximately 110% among patients who used the mobile application compared with 25% among those who did not use the mobile application ( P < .001). CONCLUSION Mobile access to electronic health portals has increased patient portal use, particularly among traditionally underserved populations. How this widely and immediately available technology affects patient expectations and experiences warrants additional study.

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“…This paradigm shift has been accelerated by federal mandates for its adoption. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act established financial incentives for the adoption and "meaningful use" of electronic medical records [2]. The goals of the federal meaningful-use program included improving care coordination, engaging patients and families, and improving health care quality and safety [3].…”

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“…The goals of the federal meaningful-use program included improving care coordination, engaging patients and families, and improving health care quality and safety [3]. Meaningful-use provisions relevant to radiologists included standardizing electronic health data capture, implementing clinical decision support tools, providing health information exchange, enhancing patient self-management tools, and improving access to health data, including radiology reports [2]. The ACR estimated that 90% of radiologists were eligible for these CMS meaningful-use incentives at the start of the program, totaling up to $1.5 billion [4].…”

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Implications of Direct Patient Online Access to Radiology Reports Through Patient Web Portals

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Langlotz

Elmore

2016

Journal of the American College of Radiology

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In an era of increasing health information transparency and informed decision making, more patients are being provided with direct online access to their medical records, including radiology reports, via web-based portals. Although radiologists' narrative reports have previously been the purview of referring physicians, patients are now reading these on their own. Many potential benefits may result from patients reviewing their radiology reports, including improvements in patients' own understanding of their health, promotion of shared decision making and patient-physician communication, and, ultimately, improvements in patient outcomes. However, there may also be negative consequences, including confusion and anxiety among patients and longer patient-physician interactions. The rapid adoption of this new technology has led to major questions regarding ethics and professionalism for radiologists, including the following: Who is the intended audience of radiology reports? How should content be presented or worded? How will open access influence radiologists' relationships with patients and referring physicians? What legal ramifications may arise from increased patient access? The authors describe the current practices and research findings associated with patient online access to medical records, including radiology reports, and discuss several implications of this growing trend for the radiology profession.

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Meaningful Use: Participating in the Federal Incentive Program

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The Sonographer’s Role in Meaningful Use

The Sonographer’s Role in Meaningful Use

Mobile Device Applications for Electronic Patient Portals in Oncology

Implications of Direct Patient Online Access to Radiology Reports Through Patient Web Portals

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