EHR

Patient Engagement Changes Bigly for MIPS In 2019

Last week, CMS released the QPP final rule for 2019. We will be doing a series of blogs and webinar to discuss the changes in details and how it impacts EHR developers and providers. However, there is one change that deserves a blog of it’s own. In my opinion, it is the biggest change since the start of Meaningful Use program almost a decade ago.

Azure Cosmos DB & HL7® FHIR® - A Match Made in Heaven?

The key differentiator of FHIR from any previous standards used in the healthcare is the portability of FHIR “resources”. This granular approach to storing and consuming healthcare data opens up many more new opportunities as compared to the traditional document-based methods. However, this approach also presents some challenges. Can Azure Cosmos DB be the perfect solution to those challenges? 

Can Registry Reporting Negatively Impact Your MIPS Score?

The Registry submission method (Qualified registries + QCDRs), has more Quality measures available for reporting than all the other submission methods. Despite that, it would be wise to compare and contrast it with EHR submission method to ensure you get the highest score for your effort and earn the end-to-end reporting bonus.