EHR Intelligence March 29, 2017

AMA, state medical associations, and various medical academies are calling for changes to meaningful use, PQRS, and VM requirements.

The American Medical Association is the lead subscriber of a recent letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma calling for changes to the EHR quality reporting programs MACRA implementation is set to replace as well as reduced EHR documentation requirements for physicians following the passing of the 21st Century Cures Act.

“As indicated in the MACRA law and final regulations, policymakers in Congress and the Administration clearly understand that fair and accurate measurement of physicians’ performance will not be possible until better tools become available,” the letter states. “We are extremely appreciative of the efforts CMS has made to recognize...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Cures Act, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), HITECH, MACRA, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Value Based
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