Achieving Meaningful Use A Performance Improvement (PI) CME Activity for Physicians and their Teams An Educational Activity of the Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine Overview The Physicians’ Institute has developed this self‐directed Performance Improvement CME (PI CME) activity to assist physicians and their teams to demonstrate Meaningful Use of certified electronic health record technology. By adopting electronic health records in a meaningful way, clinicians can: •
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Know more about their patients. Information in electronic health records can be used to coordinate and improve the quality of patient care. Make better decisions. With more comprehensive information readily and securely available, clinicians will have the information they need about treatments and conditions – even best practices for patient populations –when making treatment decisions. Save money. Electronic health records require an initial investment of time and money. But clinicians who have implemented them have reported reductions in the amount of time spent locating paper files, transcribing and spending time on the phone with labs or pharmacies; more accurate coding; and reductions in reporting burden. Objectives At the conclusion of this PI CME activity, physicians and their teams should have: •
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Selected “Meaningful Use” measures to integrate into their EHR system Identified and/or integrated changes to practice workflow that is necessary to implement “Meaningful Use” measures Registered with CMS for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Evaluated results of using their EHR to meet Meaningful Use criteria and measures Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements The Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine in accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine designates this Performance Improvement activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Planning Group and Disclosures •
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Robert L. Addleton, EdD, FACME, CCMEP, Executive Vice President, Physicians’ Institute Floyd Pennington, PhD, Principal, CTL Associates Eric Goldstein, Manager of HIT Initiatives, GMCF (the Medical Quality Improvement Organization Adele Cohen, MS, Senior Vice President, Physicians’ Institute None of the planning committee members have any financial relationships with commercial interest organizations. How Many Credits Can I Earn? Participating physicians can earn up to 20 credits; five credits for the successful completion of each stage, plus an additional five credits for completing all three stages. Physicians must begin the PI activity at Stage A. A certificate will be sent to the physician following completion of all three stages, a final report has been submitted to the Project Manager, and the Project Manager confirms that all three stages were successfully completed. Non‐physicians can earn a Certificate of Completion. What Do Physicians Need to Do to Complete This PI Activity? To earn the CME credit, physicians must successfully complete and report the requirements listed in the following stages. Stage A (Baseline) Instructions Anticipated duration/time to complete: 4‐6 weeks Stage A may take more or less time. During the first stage, the physician and their team reviews the 25 Meaningful Use Measures and selects the specific Measures on which the practice will focus. Each Practice should use the Data Collection spreadsheet for Stage A to document the measures for the 20 Qualifying Patients. This will establish a baseline of patient data management using the Meaningful Use (MU) criteria performance goals. An Excel worksheet for Stage A will be sent to you by e‐mail. Stage B (Learning/Intervention) Instructions Anticipated duration/time to complete: 8‐12 weeks Stage B may take more or less time. During Stage B, the physician and their team develop methods to fulfill the measures, as integrated with their EHR. The team considers and implements changes necessary to enhance this capability and workflow. Stage C (Evaluation/Follow‐up) Instructions Anticipated duration/time to complete: 6‐8 weeks During Stage C, the physician and the team evaluate the ability to collect and enter patient data for all the required entry fields, and reflect on opportunities for quality improvement initiatives. The practice collects data from 20 Qualifying patient records since Stage B (in the same format as Stage A) in the Stage C spreadsheet. An assistant may help collect data but the physician should actively be involved in data analysis. •
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Enter results for Stage C and submit to Project Manager Respond to Final Report Questions and submit to Project Manager by Friday, November 11, 2011 Project Management: For questions or assistance contact the Project Manager, David Gregory at [email protected]. For questions with PI‐CME methodology, contact Floyd Pennington, [email protected]