Providers planning to attest to meaningful use (MU) for a full year in 2016 have until February 29, 2016 to actively engage with a public health and/or specialized registry or meet applicable exclusions. (Those providers attesting to meaningful use for the first time in 2016 have until the day 60 day of their 90-day reporting period to engage in a qualified registry.)
All providers attesting in 2016 must report two measures from the three available measures under Objective #8 (Public Health Reporting):
- Measure #1 – Immunization reporting
- Measure #2 – Syndromic reporting
- Measure #3 – Specialized registry reporting* (providers may count this measure twice if they are unable to attest to measure #1 or #2)
In order to successfully meet each measure, a provider must prove “active engagement” with a qualified registry within 60 days of the start of the MU reporting period. Under the rules, providers have three options for meeting the active engagement requirement:
- Active Engagement Option 1 – Complete Registration (i.e., register intent with a qualified registry)
- Active Engagement Option 2 – Testing and Validation
- Active Engagement Option 3 – Production
For providers not yet sending test or production data to a registry, the first step is to complete registration. Providers who have not yet done so should register with the public health agency in their jurisdiction and/or a specialized registry immediately.
To learn more about NextGen® Clinical Registry Service – a new specialized registry reporting solution from NextGen Healthcare – please visit NextGen Clinical Registry Service.