Health IT Standards Committee Meeting - PowerPoint Presentation

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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