Healthcare IT News January 29, 2018
The QualityNet Secure Portal, or QNet streamlines data submission methods to make it easier for eligible hospitals and CAH’s to report.
For 2018 and beyond, hospitals are required to submit their meaningful use data through the QualityNet Secure Portal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services affirmed this month.
Reporting began on Jan. 2 for hospitals and critical access hospitals eligible for Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.
CMS said its goal is to simplify reporting, as the hospitals can now report meaningful use using one portal, instead of two.
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No other changes are needed. Eligible hospitals and CAHs can continue to collect data in the way they...