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eCQM 2nd Opinion
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eCQM 2nd Opinion
eCQM Plan B
QRDA Compilers
EH eCQM Measure Set

 

 

                             

Advantages of 'eCQM Plan B'

eCQM Plan B is for organizations that needs a cost effective eCQM alternative due to the following reasons:

  • Avoid rejection of invalid eCQM submissions generated by your current process

  • Improve target eCQM metrics

  • Merge the CMS Quality submission process of for all entities:  EP, EH, CAH.

  • Avoid the expenses & service interruptions due to EHR eCQM upgrades.

  • Prepare for the future CMS reporting requirements (MACRA/IQR/MIPS/APM)

 
eCQM Solution Description 
Part A eCQM Submission Details      Part B eCQM Submission Details

 


Our 'eCQM 2nd Opinion' process is designed to simplify the fulfillment of MACRA reporting requirements
   for ALL CMS eCQM submissions required of your organization...
    on behalf of EH, EP and CAH entities. 

We use a report generation process that leverages your EXISTING IT infrastructure.

Your organization may already have a method to generate eCQM submissions. 
    
'eCQM 2nd Opinion' does not interrupt or replace your existing processes,
                but acts in parallel with your current operations.


A question frequently asked by hospital administrators:
       "Why is it so hard to generate eCQM submissions that fulfill CMS quality reporting requirements ?"

Answer #1 Most eCQM submissions compiled by EHRs don't meet CMS specs: Even though your EHR may be ONC certified, CMS has updated eCQM report specifications after certification; For example: eCQMs submissions by EHRs suffered a 100% rejection rate for the first program year (2012) due to the fact that CMS altered four layers of stringent eCQM specifications required for a valid and complete submission.

Answer #2: EHR vendors are behind schedule in delivering eCQM solutions: Vendors have struggled with CMS's constant eCQM spec changes... due to the fact that CMS has changed eCQM definitions 6 times in the last 4 years! 

Answer #3: EHR eCQM updates can easily interrupt EHR workflow: EHR updates usually have unintended side effects, from minor delays to total system outages.  It takes time and resources to identify these update bugs.

Answer #4: The eCQM updates for my EHR are expensive:  Each update required by CMS eCQM rule updates require EHR vendors to test ALL functions for all installed versions of their product.  This is an expensive and time consuming process.

Without proper planning and execution , an untested EHR eCQM process can result in inaccurate and/or non-compliant CMS submissions which usually result in penalties and/or the negation of any incentives.

Using our QRDA/eCQM process, your organization can minimize the exposure that can occur during the compilation of CMS eCQM quality submissions.  
 

Avoid CMS Penalties with our eCQM Solutions

eCQM Solutions provides eCQM QUALITY ASSURANCE tools for EH and EP organizations. 

eCQM Solutions
has engineered a precise eCQM validation process that gives your organization full control with the following benefits:

- We validate your eCQM submission before the CMS deadline

Whether you use your EHR vendor or outside consulting organization to compile CMS Submissions, our advanced quality assurance processes and tools can establish benchmarks that will help you improve submissions that shed positive light on your organization's quality efforts.  We have multiple validation steps that detect and correct errors and omissions in your eCQM submission before the CMS deadline 

- We reduce the stresses from compliance issues of aligning with the new eCQM CMS report specifications

Our Submission Process Parameters (SPP) are based on compliance benchmarks to CMS, HL7 & ONC regulatory requirements, improving your organization's submission with our process that evaluates preliminary results produced at each stage of your CURRENT quality measurement processes.

- We minimize the disruption of your workflow by using your existing infrastructure and organization.

We stress the importance the review and improvement of your CMS submission in order.  Our automated submission review processes incorporated 5 different tools that review your quality data in parallel to your processes to inspect compliance with the different specification layers defined for a CMS submission.

- We eliminate expensive upgrades of outdated PQRS processes including:

             a.   Expensive registries that use outdated XML tools that have been superseded by new CMS MIPS eCQM reporting rules
             b._ EHR eCQM modules that incur annual upgrade charges and cause workflow interruptions.

- We help you prepare for future CMS reporting programs (MIPS/APM/CPC+);

We accelerate your organization migration to new reporting requirements with an engineered pathway to expedite your migration to the new quality submissions CMS checklist that integrate requirements from ONC, HL7, NCQA, AHRQ and other quality organizations and agencies.

To help you choose the eCQM solutions that benefits your organization,
  please click on the links under "eCQM Solutions" in left column
   
(i.e. entries starting with Sherlock Holmes eCQM);
     these links will show you the path to success,
        each link illustrates each step of our eCQM Quality Assurance Process
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eCQM Solutions is provided by CMSGATEWAYS, a leader in providing to tools that expedite optimized eCQM submissions.
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  For more information, contact us at clientservices@cmsgateways.com

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