Physicians Practice December 1, 2017
Health systems often rely on EHRs to record data necessary to succeed under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). With the complex reporting requirements of MACRA, are EHRs up to the task?
A recent study conducted by software firm SA Ignite and Porter Research found that although most practices rely on EHR or population health management (PHM) solutions for quality reporting, the majority (61 percent) are unsatisfied with the performance of those systems when it comes to functions related to CMS’ Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance.
Practices are unsatisfied with their ability to identify all eligible clinicians, pinpoint focus areas to increase scores, and see their overall MIPS score under CMS’ QPP. Failure to record these functions accurately puts organizations...