An Alternative Proposal for Certification

RamaOnHealthcare July 6, 2016
John D. Halamka, MD, MS, CIO

Some have suggested that my comments over the past few months about the Meaningful Use program, MACRA/MIPS, and Certification imply that we should just give up – throw out the baby with the bath water.

That’s not what I’ve written.

Here’s a clarification.

I believe MACRA/MIPS is the right trajectory – create a set of desirable policy outcomes, then enable clinicians to choose technology, quality measures, and process improvements that are relevant to their practice.

Although the current MACRA formula is overly complex, it’s the right idea and I’m confident that CMS will revise the notice of proposed rulemaking appropriately. My metric for MACRA’s success is simple – can a clinician keep three goals in mind while seeing a patient...

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