St. Luke’s CIO: Despite meaningful use changes, hospitals must align EHR’s with quality measures

As policy wonks and advocates battle over just how much meaningful use will likely change in 2016, the Physician Quality Reporting System might have snuck up on healthcare IT staffs tasked with implementing new technology platforms.

“The focus for most of the health IT folks has obviously been meaningful use regulations, and there hasn’t been a lot of focus on the PQRS,” said Deborah Gash, CIO of Kansas City, Missouri-based St. Luke’s Health System.

In fact, Gash said she actually had what she called an “aha!” moment when colleagues at St. Luke’s began asking her about how best to address PQRS stipulations in concert with other reporting requirements. For the full article click here 

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