The Center for Quality Health IT Improvement (CQHII) provides quality and healthcare IT consulting services to small and large medical practices as well as to small and rural hospitals in Texas. Our team brings deep technical and project management expertise from EHR implementation and workflow redesign to MIPS and PI compliance, security risk analysis, and customized support to help you improve performance to get the most from your technology investment.
Our consultants perform onsite assessments to identify gaps, align technology with clinical and operational goals, and support compliance through Security Risk Assessments aligned with MIPS requirements. Implementing and optimizing an EHR is a significant investment, and CQHII has a proven record of helping Texas practices maximize value, efficiency, and compliance.
Our experienced consultants tailor the following services to meet your organization’s unique needs.
Call us at 713.500.3479 or email us at [email protected] for more information or to meet with one of our consultants near you.
The Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) was originally established in 2011 as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. From that time, this healthcare data reporting program has remained a quality program with the goal of driving quality improvement, safety, and efficiency of healthcare by promoting and prioritizing interoperability and exchange of healthcare data from the use of electronic health record technology (CEHRT). Eligible hospital and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participate in submitting data to incentivize and demonstrate meaningful use of CEHRT.
Eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are required to submit measure data aligned with CMS objectives, including protecting patient health information, electronic prescribing, health information exchange, provider-to-patient exchange, public health and clinical data exchange, and the protection of patient health information. Hospitals must also submit electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data, complete required attestations, and achieve a minimum total score in accordance with CMS data collection and submission timelines for the applicable reporting period.
Participants should refer to official CMS rulemaking websites below for detailed program requirements and regulatory guidance.