Data Analytics Update January 27 2015 Describe eligible h ospital attestation patterns Define stage 2 eligible providers Describe preliminary stage 2 attestation patterns 2 Agenda Attestation trends ID: 217305
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Health IT Standards Committee Meeting
Data Analytics Update
January 27, 2015Slide2
Describe eligible
hospital attestation patterns
Define stage 2 eligible providers
Describe preliminary stage 2 attestation patterns
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AgendaSlide3
Attestation trendsSlide4
Historically, many eligible providers did not attest until after the close of the fiscal (hospitals) or calendar (professionals) year
First-time meaningful use attestations by the quarter the attestation was submitted
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Eligible hospital
FY2014 attestations followed historical trendsN=3,998. CMS EHR Incentive Program data through
December 31, 2014.
Last day for Medicare Subsection (d) EHs to attest to MU to avoid payment adjustments
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Attestation trends
Historically, EHs and EPs attest
after their reporting year closes
85%
(~3,400)
of hospital attestations for 2014 occurred after the fiscal year closed
Eligible
professionals have until February 2015 to
attest
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Stage 2 attestationsSlide8
Providers must complete 2 years of stage 1 before progressing to stage 2
2011
20122013
2014
2015
20162011 cohort
First
attested to Stage 1 MU
Scheduled
for
Stage 2 MU
2012
cohort
First
attested to Stage 1 MU
Scheduled
for
Stage 2 MU
2013 cohort
First
attested to Stage 1 MU
Scheduled
for
Stage 2 MU
2014 cohort
First
attested to Stage 1 MUScheduled for Stage 2 MU
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Not all eligible providers are able to attest to stage
2 in 2014
Proportion of eligible providers by meaningful u
se eligibility stage
Only eligible providers who have completed two years of stage 1 meaningful use (i.e. those that first attested in 2011 or 2012), are eligible to attest to stage 2 in 2014.
Eligible Professionals
Eligible Hospitals and CAHs
N=537,600
N=4,993
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Almost 9 in 10 stage 2-scheduled hospitals attested
*Stage 2-scheduled hospitals that attested to stage 1 meaningful use took advantage of the Flexibility Rule options. Among stage 2-scheduled hospitals that attested to stage 1, 62% attested using 2014 certified EHR technology; 13% used a combination of 2011 and 2014 certified EHR technology; 25% used 2011 certified EHR technology.
All eligible
h
ospitals and CAHs
Of those that attested
Have until April, 2015, to claim a hardship exemption to avoid 2016 payment adjustments
Not attested 12%
Attested
88%
Proportion of stage 2-scheduled hospitals that attested
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EHs through December, 2014
There are 4,993 eligible hospitals54% (~2,700) of eligible hospitals were scheduled for stage 2 in 2014
Of the stage 2-scheduled hospitals, 88% (~2,400) attestedOf those that attested, 75% (~1,800) attested to stage 2The remaining 25% (~600) used the flexibility rule to attest to stage 1The remaining 12% that did not attest will be a combination of hospitals that request a hardship exemption or skip 2014
Hospitals may apply for a hardship exemption until April 1, 2015
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Preliminary stage 2-scheduled EP
attestation data
*Stage 2-scheduled EPs that attested to stage 1 meaningful use took advantage of the Flexibility Rule options. Among stage
scheduled EPs
that attested to stage 1, 28% attested using 2014 certified EHR technology;
6% used a combination of 2011 and 2014 certified EHR technology; 65% used 2011 certified EHR technology.
All eligible professionals
Of those
that attested
Attested
15%
Have until 2/28/2015 to attest
85%
Proportion of stage 2-scheduled that attested
Flexibility
Rule
Stage 1*
47%
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EPs through December, 2014
There are 537,600 eligible professionalsAttestation period is open through February, 2015These data include attestations through December, 2014
, and most attestations may occur in Jan-Feb, 201542% (~223K) of eligible professionals were scheduled for stage 2 in 2014Thus far, 15% (~33K) of the stage 2-scheduled EPs have attested
Of those that attested, 53% (~17K) attested to stage 2
The remaining 47% (~16K) used the flexibility rule to attest to stage 1
Providers who do not attest by February may apply for a hardship; the deadline is July 1, 2015
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Questions