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ONC  Update

NCVHS MeetingFebruary  20, 2014

Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS, FAAN

Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and PolicyONC

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ONC Update Items

1. EHR Adoption Statistics

– RurRuraall StStaattisisticstics

2. Stage 2 Meaningful Use ‐ Vendor certification status

3.3. StStagagee 33 MeaningfulMeaningful UseUse – MeasurMeasuree devdeveelopmenlopmentt byby Meaningful Use Workgroup of the HIT Policy Committee

4. Health IT Safety 

5. Patient Generated Health Data, Technical Expert Panel

6. Anti‐Kickback Statute safe harbor and Stark Law exception

77. NatiN tional l HIEHIE GGovernance FForum

8. 2015 Edition of Certified EHR Technology

99. NewNew CertificCertificaattionion TTrransparansparencyency RReequirquireemenmenttss 

10. ONC items for review

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EHR Adoption –Meaningful Use Program

Professionals and Hospitals Registered and Paid by Medicare or Medicaid527,000

Total Eliggible Professionals

Total Professionals Registered: 436,295

(83%)

Total Professionals Paid: 335,646

(64%)( )

5,011 Total Eliggible Hosppitals

Total Hospitals Registered: 4,693

(94%)

Total  Hospitals Paid: 4,400(88%)

Source: CMS EHR Incentive Program Data as of 12/31/2013

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Total EHR Incentive Payments to All Eligible Providers and Hospitals by Month

$1,451 

$25,000 $1,600 

$1,400 

$1,109 

$1 021

$20,000 

$1,200 

$1,400 

Millions)

Millions)

$831 

$660$715 

$907 $823 

$1,021 

$906 

$723 $797 

$15,000 

$800 

$1,000 

mou

nt Paid (M

per Mon

th (M

$276

$387 

$605 $564 

$629 $660 

$623 $587 

$445 $409 

$536 $576 

$354 $360 

$344 $342 

$419 

$5 000

$10,000 

$400 

$600 

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Amou

nt Paid 

$22 $16 $26 $31 

$108 $81 

$116 

$276 $237 

$0 

$5,000 

$0 

$200 

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Jun‐11

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Nov

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Jul‐1

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Mar‐13

Apr‐13

May‐13

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Nov

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Dec‐13

Cumulative Total$19,438

Source: CMS EHR Incentive Program Data as of 12/31/2013

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80%

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40%

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Rural Rates Compared to Overall Ratesfor Providers and Hospitals Paidbyby MedicMedicaarree oror MedicMedicaaidid

Professionals

64%

Rural

64%

Overall

Hospitals

82%

Rural

94%

Overall

Rural professionals are participating in the EHR Incentive Programs at roughly the same rate as the national trend. 

However, rural hospitals are 

lagging behind the overall trend. 

Source: EHR Dashboard on HealthIT.gov as of 11/30/2013

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July 2013 November 2013

Source: EHR Dashboard on HealthIT.gov as of 11/30/2013

Percent of Rural Physicians, Physician Assistants,and Nurse Practitioners Paid by State

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Location of Small Rural and Critical AccessHospitals By Attestation Status

Attested Not Attested

Source: EHR Dashboard on HealthIT.gov as of 11/30/2013

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2014 Edition EHR Certification ‐Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) 

• 588588 “uni“ ique”” 20142014 CCerttifiifiedd EHREHR PProdductts

Ambulatory Inpatient Total

Complete EHR 111 16 127

Modular EHRModular EHR 223223 238238 461461

Total 334 254 588

Count as of 02/14/2014

This table shows the unique count of 2014 prproductsoducts onlyonly. AnAnyy additionaladditional veverrssiioonnss ofof thethe 

same products are not included.

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2015 Edition of Certified EHR Technology 

• New approach to certification – AllowAllowss foforr certificcertificaattionion critcriteriaeria toto bebe updaupdatteedd mormoree frfrequenequenttlyly 

– Improve on the 2014 Edition • Responsive to stakeholder feedback

• Address issues 

• Reference updated standards and implementation guides 

– Separate certification from MU Staging; get ahead of the MU Measures

• VoVolluunnttaarryy– Participants in the EHR Incentive Programs won’t need to upgrade 

– EHR technology certified to the 2014 Edition will not need to recertify

• NPRMNPRM forthf thcomiing – FACA Workgroups will be asked to respond

– Open to public comment

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Staging/Maturation of theMeaninggful Use Measures

Improved outcomesoutcomes

Health

Information

ExchangeExchange

EHR

AdoptionStage 3Final recommendations from MU

WG to HITPC at March 11th MtgStage 2

StagesStages ofof MeaningfulMeaningful UseUseStage 1

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Role of Meaningful Use and Improving Outcomes… Connecting the Dots

HITECH Meaningful Use Program Health Outcomes

MU3MU3   MU3MU3   MUMU  PrioritiesPriorities  FunctionalFunctionalFunctionalFunctional   FunctionalFunctionalFunctionalFunctional   totototo  ImprImprImprImproooovvvveeee  ObjectivObjectiveses GoalsGoals OutOutccomesomes

Tools

HealthHealth  OutOutccomeome  MMMMeasureasureess  (eC(eCQQM)M)

Outcomes

ProfessionalIntermediaries

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11Red: ChangesBlue: Newly introduced

Improving quality of care and safety:Stage 3 Priorities

Stage  3 Functional Objectives

• CDS

• Structured data

– ImagingImaging

– Family history

– Hospital labs

• Care planning (advance directives)

• Reminders

• Electronic progress notes

•• SaSaffeetyty

– eMAR

– Order tracking

– UDI 

– Med adherence

MU Outcome Goals

• Patients receive evidence‐based care

• Patients are not harmed by their care

• Patients do not receive inappropriate care

Stage  3 Functionality Goals

• All relevant data accessible through EHR

• CDS supppports timelyy, effective, safe, efficient care and prevention

• CDS helps avoid inapprinappropriaopriattee cacarree

• Reduce billing fraud

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Improving quality of care and safety:Care planning

FunctionalityFunctionality NeededNeeded toto AchieAchievvee GoalsGoals

• Core for EHs, introduce as Menu for EPs

• Record whether a ppatient 65 yyears old or older has an advance directive 

• Threshold: Medium 

• Certification Criteria: CEHRT has the functionality to store the document in the record and/or include more information about the document (e.g., link to document or instructions regarding wherwheree toto findfind thethe documendocumentt oror wherwheree toto findfind more information about it).

Stage  3 Functionality Goalls

• All relevant data accessible through EHR

• CDS supports timely, effective, safe, efficient care and prevention

• CDS helps avoid inappropriate care

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Improving quality of care and safety:eMAR

FunctionalityFunctionality NeededNeeded toto AchieAchievvee GoalsGoals

• Core: EHs automatically track medications from order to administration using assistive technologies in conjunction with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR)

• Threshold: Medium

• Certification criteria: CEHRT provides the ability to generate and report on discrepancies between what was ordered and what/when/how the medicmedicaationtion  wawass actuallyactually adminisadministterereded toto useuse foforr quality improvement 

Stage  3 Functionality Goalls

• All relevant data accessible through EHR

• CDS supports timely, effective, safe, efficient care and prevention

• CDS helps avoid inappropriate care

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SAFER Guides and Other Tools

• SAFER Guides will be released this month– Risk assessment tools developed from the latest evidence of HIT Patient Safety

• Help healthcare organizations assess the safety and safe use of EHRs in critical areas

• Support collaboration to optimize safety of EHRs

– Stakeholders include providers, developers, and PSOs

• Guide to Identifying and Addressing Unsafe Conditions Associated with Health IT– To help clinicians and other EHR users address health IT‐related safety issues, 

ONC has posted a guide and slide deck

• Aim to help healthcare organizations and PSOs improve reporting of unsafe conditions associated with health IT

• A webinar was held on January 10, 2014

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Safety‐focused Surveillance of CEHRT

• Under gguidance issued in July,y, ONC‐ACBs are reqquired to conduct surveillance (including live surveillance in the field) of CEHRT– UpdaU d tte: ONCONC‐ACACBBs submittb it et d d ththeiir annuall surveillillance plans for calendar year 2014 and began conducting surveillance in accordance with those plans this month. 

• ONC issued guidance (an FAQ) clarifying that an ONC‐ACACBB’ss authorizauthorizeded sursurvveillanceeillance ofof CEHRCEHRTT (including(including safety‐related capabilities) qualifies as a “health oversight activity” under HIPAA

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2014 Edition HER Certification includes2 New Transparency Requirements

Publicly Accessible Certification Test Results• The first new provision requires that the test results on which an ONC‐

AuthorizAuthorizeded CertificCertificaattionion BodyBody (ONC(ONC‐ACACB)B) basedbased itsits 20142014 EEdditionition certification decision be publicly accessible. 

• These test reports can be accessed by clicking on any specific 2014 Edition product on the Certified HIT Product List (CHPL) to view its detailed prodduct page. Once thhere, you’ll’ll find af d  hyperlink h l to tk hhe test resullts report.

Price Transparency•• TheThe secsecoondnd neneww prprovisionovision rereqquuiireress ONCONC‐ACACBsBs toto ensurensuree thathatt EHREHR 

technology developers disclose “[a]ny additional types of costs that an EP, EH, or CAH would pay to implement the Complete EHR’s or EHR Module’s capabilities in order to attempt to meet meaningful use objectives and measurmeasureses.”

• This policy focuses on an EHR technology developer’s responsibility to notify EPs, EHs, and CAHs about additional types of costs (i.e., one‐time, ongoing, or both) that may affect an EHR technology’s cost for the purposes off achihieviing MUMU. WWe clarifil i efi d, d hhowever, thhat thihis provisii ion focused on the type(s) of cost(s) that needed to be disclosed, not the actual dollar amount.

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Patient Generated Health DataTechnical Expert Panel (TEP) – Final Report

• Goal:  identify good practices to enhance patients input to their care

• National eHealth Collaborative on behalf of ONC–– ConConvvenedened thethe TEPTEP– Conducted a focused environmental scan

• Reports– Phase 1 report on good practices and policy guidance for PGHD‐related recommendations in MU Stage 3

– Phase 2 report addresses how practices can prepare, prioritize infformation, andd incorporate PGHD into thhe practice, and focus beyond MU

– Resulted in three conclusions

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EHR Stark Exception, Anti‐Kickback Safe Harbor

• OIG and CMS have released final rules revising the Anti‐Kickback Statute safe harbor and Stark Law exception, respectively, for certain arrangements involvingg the donation of EHRs

• Encourage widespread implementation of EHRs and allow smaller provider groups to accept gifts of EHR softwsoftwaarree withoutwithout violaviolattinging thethe lalaww

• Extend the exception until December 31, 2021• Revised interoperability requirements aligned with ONCONC certifiificatiion program– OIG final rule– CMS final rule

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National HIE Governance Forum

• NaNationaltional HIEHIE GovGoveernancernance FoForruumm hashas concluded 

•• RReesoursourcesces andand FinalFinal RReeportport publishedpublished– Identity Management educational resource

– TTrust Framework whihitF k epaper

– Preliminary HIE Certification and Accreditation LandscL d ape

– Final report 

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Other Updates

• IssueIssue briebrieffss pospostteedd– Medication adherence

– PutPutttinging thethe perpersonson atat thethe cencentterer

• Upcoming items for review  – Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 

• To be presented at an upcoming HITPC Mtg

– PatiP ient MatchiM h ngi  FiFinall RReport• To be released soon