Meaningful use, and the associated compliance incentives available to health care organizations, is a technical objective. In order for eligible professionals, hospitals, and Medicare Advantage Organizations to take advantage of the programs put forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the handling of electronic health records must met certain standards.
With the third stage of meaningful use slated for 2016, health care organizations must invest in tools that allow them to remain compliant with meaningful use. The more efficient EHR data can be collected and shared to improve health at the point of care, the better. Here are a few key ways mobile health solutions like proprietary applications and software can help improve meaningful use compliance:
- Flexible Data Capturing: With mHealth solutions, such as pharmacy benefits apps, you can capture important patient data to complete EHRs without relying on computers. The CMS has set a number of objectives to cover in order to be meaningful use compliant – each of which can be keyed in using mHealth solutions on a tablet, laptop or other mobile device.
- Better Medication Reconciliation: Stage two of meaningful use changed medication reconciliation from a “menu” to a “core” objective, marking the importance of prescription history and formulary collection. By investing in formulary applications, you can have a better grasp of medication records to adhere to meaningful use requirements.
- Better member engagement: Patient and family engagement is a critical aspect of meaningful use and with mHealth solutions, health care organizations can reach members through secure and preferred channels such as text messaging, email, native apps and push notifications. Investing in these solutions can help enhance the compliance profile with meaningful use for any eligible health organization.
Because meaningful use places a big emphasis on technology, it’s important for health care organizations to invest in powerful and flexible health IT solutions. By harnessing mobile devices and applications, you can stay compliant and take advantage of the incentives designed specifically for meaningful use. At RxEOB, we offer a variety of mHealth solutions for improved formularies, pharmacy benefits, and patient and family engagement that can enrich compliance. To find out more, contact us today.
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