New Clinical Quality Measures Might Lead To EHR Certification Hurdles

Starting in 2014, physicians seeking meaningful use incentive payments will have to report data on clinical quality measures generated from clinical encounters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or to state Medicaid authorities. This marks a change from the original stage 1 requirements for meaningful use, where physicians could simply attest to having collected the necessary data.  (Source: TechTarget)  [Read article]