MACRA Final Rule Changes Reporting & Use Of Certified EHRs

The final rule implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) contains provisions that change how physicians and provider organizations will use and report their use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). In key changes, physicians will attest that they are not engaged in “information blocking” and that they provide consumers with timely access to their personal health data.

Further, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will revise the current Meaningful Use measurement, which requires the physician to meet the measurement standard completely to receive credit. Instead, under the new reporting structure, CMS plans to give . . .