How to qualify for Meaningful Use Grants Medicare

How to qualify for Meaningful Use Grants: Medicare $44, 000 Medicaid $64, 750 Presenter: Vijay Ramanathan President & CEO, Ram. Soft ACR Imaging Informatics Summit Nov 3, 2011 www. ramsoft. com/www. readfromanywhere. com

About Ram. Soft • Founded in 1994 – over 16 years in the healthcare IT industry. • Headquartered in Toronto, Canada with over 400+ clients in USA. • Ram. Soft now offers a complete line of RIS, PACS, Teleradiology and DICOM routing solutions to hospitals, imaging centers, and radiology groups. • We partner closely with healthcare facilities to develop new products and services and to lead the healthcare IT industry with outstanding radiology and medical imaging management solutions.

Eligible non-Hospital Radiologists • Radiologists who read non-hospital studies can exclude hospital studies. • Must read >= 50% of studies using certified software. • Must read for Medicare and/or Medicaid patients.

Eligible Hospital-based Radiologists • Radiologists who only read hospital studies. • Must read >= 50% of studies using certified software. • Must read >= 10% hospital out-patient studies.

Approach to Meaningful Use • EHR for Meaningful Use should be embedded into software that meets the needs of Radiologists. – No extra clicks for radiologists • Radiologists can use grants to subsidize the acquisition of certified software that meets their clinical needs. • A stand-alone EHR may end up costing more than the value of grants received. – HL 7 Interfaces – IT Costs – Data Entry Time

Complete vs Modular Certification Complete Certified EHR With a Complete Certified EHR, you only require one system to meet the Meaningful Use requirements. Modular Certified EHR only meets a subset portion of the requirements. Providers must assemble a complete system from multiple vendors to qualify for incentive payments. It is the radiologist’s responsibility to ensure EHR modules satisfies all requirements, so this approach is not recommended.

Ram. Soft’s efforts for Meaningful Use • Ram. Soft Power. Server 5. 1 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. • This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments. Power. Server 5. 1 was certified on October 7, 2011. • Radiologists must implement by October 3, 2012 to receive maximum grants. • CHPL Product Number: 110051 R 00 • ICSA Labs Power. Server Product listing

Ram. Soft’s Meaningful Use Software Certified as a Complete EHR • Power. Server RIS/PACS is a complete solution for imaging centers. • Power. Server Tele Plus is a complete solution for radiology groups that read for hospitals and imaging centers. • Data is populated from DICOM images or set to defaults for Meaningful Use objectives. • Data may be updated using HL 7 for increased accuracy.

Power. Server RIS/PACS with MU • Complete solution for outpatient imaging centers. • Single application, single database. • Integrates RIS, PACS, and EHR for complete workflow. – Scheduling, Registration, Worklist, Image Viewing, Reporting – Mobile and Desktop Portal for Physician access to Images and Reports – Can send patient records to Microsoft Health. Vault – Radiologists only use applicable features for Meaningful Use • Complies with all standards from IHE and ONC. • Available as software, turnkey, or Software as a Service.

Power. Server Tele Plus with MU • Complete solution for radiology groups that read for multiple facilities. • Single application, single database. • Integrates Teleradiology RIS, PACS, and EHR for complete workflow. – Worklist, Image Viewing, Reporting. – Mobile and Desktop Portal for Physician access to Images and Reports. – Can send patient records to Microsoft Health. Vault. – Radiologists only use applicable features for Meaningful Use. • Complies with all standards from IHE and ONC. • Available as software, turnkey, or Software as a Service.

Useful Websites Register Here: https: //ehrincentives. cms. gov/hitech/login. action • ACR: http: //www. acr. org/Secondary. Main. Menu. Categories/GR_Econ/Meaningful-Use. Resource-Center. aspx • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – EP Attestation Worksheet: http: //www. cms. gov/EHRIncentive. Programs/Downloads/EP_Attestation_Worksheet. pdf – Meaningful Use Calculator: http: //www. cms. gov/apps/ehr/meaningful-use-core-measures-professionals. aspx – EHR Incentive Programs: http: //www. cms. gov/EHRIncentive. Programs/ • Meaningful Use Practice Analyzer for Radiology: http: //www. healthmu. org/radiology/analyze. html • Ram. Soft: http: //www. ramsoft. com/meaningful-use. html