YOU are a ROCK STAR & CHUG NEEDS YOU!

REMINDER: DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SESSIONS FOR CHUG AT CENTRICITY LIVE IS FRIDAY – DECEMBER 18th!

WE KNOW YOU….
You are an expert in a Centricy solution!
Your organization has driven measurable results in the last year!
You have succeeded in workflow development, report creation or training!

Now you need to share your success and realize YOU are the rock star we are looking for.

SUBMIT AN ENTRY to present a session for CHUG at Centricity LIVE 2016.

There are plenty of speaking opportunities available, you can teach practical skills to peers, lead a panel discussion, share best practices or present a case study. CHUG at Centricity LIVE is a terrific venue to explore and discuss healthcare’s most pressing issues.

Besides assisting your fellow users, in exchange for your participation, you’ll receive two complimentary passes to CHUG at Centricity LIVE in Phoenix, AZ – one for you and one for a peer. That is a $1,600 value – for EACH session you lead.

Don’t wait, please sign up today, you only have till Friday December 18th. Contact chug@beattygroup.com for more info or CLICK HERE. Can’t wait to see you in Phoenix!

ACTION ALERT: Ask your legislator to Co-Sponsor HR 3940 – the MU Hardship Relief Act

Message from AAOE:

You may have seen in the last issue of “Coffey Talk” that AAOE and similar organizations are pushing to have a new exception to the meaningful use program added into the omnibus budget legislation currently being negotiated in the halls of Congress. While staff is working with members of the House Committee on Appropriations to get this included, we need your help. The more co-sponsors the legislation creating the new exception has, the more likely it is to be included in the omnibus.

PLEASE, write your Representative and ask that they co-sponsor HR 3940 – The Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015. Simply follow this link and TAKE ACTION.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to write your legislators. AAOE will keep you updated through Coffey Talk from the Hill and The OrthoActivist on this issue as it continues to develop.

Thank you!
Bradley Coffey, MA
Government Affairs Specialist
American Association of Orthopaedic Executives
3925 River Crossing Pkwy Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46240

Video – MU & Drug Interaction Patches

Message from GE Healthcare:

Dear Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity EMR Customers:
We would like to direct your attention to a video produced by GE Healthcare regarding the Meaningful Use and Drug Interaction patches. This video provides an overview of our two patches developed to ensure that your Meaningful Use numbers are accurate after the application of Service Pack 11, as well as ensure that your workflow is not impacted by an increase in Drug Interaction popup alerts.

Please click HERE to watch the video. Thank you!

Quality Reporting Preparation Program – Webinar Series Continues

Message from GE Healthcare:

Dear Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity EMR Customers:

As you continue your Meaningful Use (MU) and quality program preparations, we hope you found our recent webinars on the final rule and troubleshooting measures valuable. We have posted the recordings to the Quality Reporting Communities on the Centricity Practice Solution (CPS) and Centricity EMR (CEMR) Service Portals and scheduled new webinars to help support your preparations. Click HERE to read this communication from Chad Dodd to learn more.

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Tips: Core Measure 12 (Preventive Care)

To meet Core Measure 12, Centricity has the ability to mass generate letters in conjunction with Inquires to transmit targeted reminder letters. It is possible to retrieve a subset of patients with a certain condition who were seen on a given date range. After retrieving the list, reminder letters can be generated for each patient, pulling patient specific details into the letter template. To have the action counted with CQR, the letter MUST be saved in a folder with “Actionable” in the title.

Example: To setup an inquiry to retrieve diabetic patients seen in a month, an inquiry can be setup with these criteria:
FIND patients WHERE problem code ICD-9, active CONTAINS ’250′ AND FIND patients WHERE appointment date IS ON OR AFTER 01/01/2015 AND FIND patients WHERE appointment date IS BEFORE 02/01/2015.

After clicking search and retrieving the information, reminders can be generated by selecting the activity of SEND REMINDER. Find the letter template and click print.

Mike Baeske
Software Applications Specialist – Team Leader
Ortho NorthEast (“ONE”)
1330 Medical Park Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46825

Product Info Notice: Service Pack 11, Drug Interaction Overrides

Message from GE Healthcare:

December 4, 2015

Dear Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity EMR Customers:

We would like to direct your attention to a scenario which may increase or change drug interaction override popup frequency after the Service Pack (SP) 11 upgrade. Each user may be affected differently based on their enterprise and user preferences and the patients’ active medications. Please read this communication from Chad for recommended steps to reduce the drug interaction override popups.