Electronic Medical Records
Module Summary
In 2018, Electronic Medical/Health Records (EHRs) are ubiquitous. It is important for providers to understand the various factors that go into choosing an EHR and are familiar with current regulations and reimbursement incentives.
Module Learning Objectives
- Recognize the key factors that go into the selection of an HER
- Cost
- Usability
- Practice setting and intended use
- Office
- OR
- Hospital
- Single vs multi-specialty
- Alternative Payment Model
- Additional features (such as quality reporting and customization)
- Interoperability
- Security
- Large corporation/vendor vs smaller/local vendor
- Features
- Billing
- Scheduling
- Patient medical records
- Secure communication options
- Remote access
- Mobile access
- Cite the pertinent state and federal regulations
- Privacy protection (HIPAA)
- Record retention
- Patient access to records
- Compliance
- Examen the impact that your EHR can have on reimbursement
- Define Certified Health Information Technology
- List the current Meaningful Use criteria
- Cite the current requirements to quality for incentive payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Recognize if any other payers offer incentives for Certified EHR use.