Overview of government EHR / EMR regulations for physicians. Everything you need to know about EHR / EMR requirements under the HITECH Act.

1. The 2-minute Guide: Electronic
Medical Record (EMR) Regulations
Summer
2013
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2. EHR/EMR Regulations
ARRA/ HITECH
HIPAA
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3. Current Regulations
EHR/EMR Regulations
‣Detail the manner in which health care providers
qualify for Medicare and Medicaid EMR “meaningful
use” payment under The Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
‣ Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (ARRA)
‣Make direct and indirect reference to the latest
regulations regarding providers’ security and privacy
obligations under Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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4. ARRA/HITECH
‣EMR requirements fall under both ARRA and HITECH for
meaningful use requirements to qualify for the federal
payments
‣Bulk of Medicaid payments and all Medicare payments
require “meaningful use” by an Eligible Professional (EP)
‣ To encourage widespread adoption of EMR technology and
integration of these capabilities into the health care system
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
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5. ARRA/HITECH
Stages of Meaningful Use
Stage 1 has passed (Oct 2012)
Stage 2 deadlines have been postponed until 2014
Stage 3
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6. HIPAA
‣Offers protection for personal health information, including
medical records
- Grants patients more control over their health information
- Sets limits on use and release of their medical records
- Establishes a series of privacy standards for health care
providers which provide penalties for those who violate
regulations
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health
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7. HIPAA
‣ EMR/EHR systems generally use data encryption to protect
patient medical records on an EMR system
‣ Protects electronic records while they are stored and while
being transferred
‣ In addition, while the HIPAA deadline of October 1, 2013 for the
transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 encoding is for hospital
treatment inpatient procedures only, integrated treatment plans
will increasingly require ICD-10 use by most health care
providers
‣ Unclear whether Stage 3 will require ICD-10 compliance but it
is a possibility
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