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Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services effort to reduce regulatory burdens are being warmly received but the industry appears less excited about price transparency and patient access to EHR data stipulations.
Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the program eliminate 25 measures and ultimately save hospitals over 2 million hours of work.
As the agency works to advance an array of big projects, ONC is also focused on reducing documentation and quality reporting burdens for providers.
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William Kloes, president of commercial health at Leidos, believes that deeply integrated IT systems can deliver the data and analytics needed to prosper in the new world of value-based care.
The administration said the burden these programs put on doctors and hospitals has led to consolidation, which reduces competition and drives prices higher.
Hospitals can improve the overall process by getting the right people involved, institutions flexibility of data capture, and create a feedback loop.
The former Eli Lilly CEO also told the Senate Finance Committee affordability and the opioid epidemic round out his top four priorities.
The proposed legislation would remove the all-or-nothing approach of meaningful use and extend flexibility.
The high threshold for patient engagement in 2019 will probably be amended in future rulemakings, but one MU expert says it highlights the limited utility of patient portals.
Physicians transitioning to MIPS and hospitals going for meaningful use can avoid penalty.
