Meaningful Use Reporting: Maximizing Utility, Efficiency, and Engagement

Sean Gaskie, MD, Physician Director, Sutter Health, and Laura Kreofsky, Impact Advisors and Program Director for Sutter Health’s Meaningful Use Program. Dr. Gaskie and Laura describe the approach taken to ensuring maximum value and utility in the organization’s Meaningful Use reporting toolset – including the reports from Epic and those internally developed. With a focus on finding real value for stakeholders – from individual providers to organization leadership to credentialing specialists – the Sutter MU Program developed an array of reports and dashboards to support MU tracking and outreach/improvement efforts and used a multitude of channels and strategies to gain awareness and understanding. They also discuss not only their team’s approach, but also key lessons learned – including why they secured a unique database environment for reporting, and how they anticipate MU reporting changes for Stage 2.