Because CyramedX has such a quick “to-live” time and is so easy to learn and adopt it provides very fast ROI in sharp contrast to competitor systems that tend to slow down the physician and therefore patient throughput. We suggest having one of our specialist conduct a site study/evaluation for you, to show you exactly how the system’s ROI will perform in your facility.

Yes, CyramedX’s activity log for each patent’s file keeps track of staff activity while working in the patient’s record. You will always have a record of who did what, when, where, and how. The log displays staff print, fax, edit, form add, task, message, as well as any copying activity and much more. Call or e-mail us to obtain a full list of built-in security features and protocols.

Absolutely! You can dictate directly into the patient chart via our own built-in proprietary dictation module or Dragon Naturally Speaking to avoid all or part of related transcription charges.

Yes CyramedX has full in and outbound faxing capabilities.

No problem! Many if not most of our users have only very basic computer knowledge. CyramedX so closely resembles the natural workflow in a physicians practice as well as the physical look and feel of a paper chart that even those folks who have never touched a computer before will pick up the basics of our system in mere minutes.

Both! CyramedX can be deployed either as a client server based product whereby you own and manage your database and hardware infrastructure fully or, you can deploy CyramedX in a locally hosted environment via a monthly subscription model avoiding the cost & hassles of maintaining your own hardware infrastructure.

CyramedX effectively replicates the look and feel of your current paper based system providing an environment that is instantly recognizable to its user and is therefore very easy to train learn and implement. CyramedX is the quickest “to-live” product in the market today and our go-live process is measured in days rather than weeks and months.

CyramedX is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC–ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 specifies three main components of Meaningful Use:

1. The use of a certified EHR in a meaningful manner, such as e-prescribing.
2. The use of certified EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of health care.
3. The use of certified EHR technology to submit clinical quality and other measures.

Simply put, “meaningful use” means providers need to show they’re using certified EHR technology in ways that can be measured significantly in quality and in quantity.

The criteria for meaningful use will be staged in three steps over the course of the next five years.

• Stage 1 (2011 and 2012) sets the baseline for electronic data capture and information sharing.
• Stage 2 (expected to be implemented in 2013) and Stage 3 (expected to be implemented in 2015) will continue to expand on this baseline and be developed through future rule making.

To qualify for incentive payments, meaningful use requirements must be met in the following ways:

• Medicare EHR Incentive Program—Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must successfully demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology every year they participate in the program.
• Medicaid EHR Incentive Program—Eligible professionals and eligible hospitals may qualify for incentive payments if they adopt, implement, upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use in their first year of participation. They must successfully demonstrate meaningful use for subsequent participation years.
• Adopted: Acquired and installed certified EHR technology. (For example, can show evidence of installation.)
• Implemented: Began using certified EHR technology. (For example, provide staff training or data entry of patient demographic information into EHR.)
• Upgraded: Expanded existing technology to meet certification requirements. (For example, upgrade to certified EHR technology or add new functionality to meet the definition of certified EHR technology.)

Meaningful use includes both a core set and a menu set of objectives that are specific to eligible professionals or eligible hospitals and CAHs. For eligible professionals, there are a total of 25 meaningful use objectives. To qualify for an incentive payment, 20 of these 25 objectives must be met.

• There are 15 required core objectives.
• The remaining 5 objectives may be chosen from the list of 10 menu set objectives.

For eligible hospitals and CAHs, there are a total of 24 meaningful use objectives. To qualify for an incentive payment, 19 of these 24 objectives must be met.

• There are 14 required core objectives.
• The remaining 5 objectives may be chosen from the list of 10 menu set objectives.

To demonstrate meaningful use successfully, eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and CAHs are required also to report clinical quality measures specific to eligible professionals or eligible hospitals and CAHs.

• Eligible professionals must report on 6 total clinical quality measures: 3 required core measures (substituting alternate core measures where necessary) and 3 additional measures (selected from a set of 38 clinical quality measures).
• Eligible hospitals and CAHs must report on all 15 of their clinical quality measures.

See Clinical Quality Measures to learn more about clinical quality measures for eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and CAHs.

The Meaningful Use Objectives specification sheets for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs bring together critical information on each objective to help eligible professionals and eligible hospitals/critical access hospitals understand what they need to do to demonstrate meaningful use successfully. For eligible professionals, there are a total of 25 meaningful use objectives. To qualify for an incentive payment, 20 of these 25 objectives must be met, including:

• 15 required core objectives
• 5 menu set objectives that may be chosen from a list of 10

For eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs), there are a total of 24 meaningful use objectives. To qualify for an incentive payment, 19 of these 24 objectives must be met, including:

• 14 required core objectives
• 5 menu set objectives that may be chosen from a list of 10
• Each specification sheet covers a single eligible professional core or menu set objective in detail, including information on:
  • Meeting the measure for each objective
  • How to calculate the numerator and denominator for each objective
  • How to qualify for an exclusion to an objective
  • In-depth definitions of terms that clarify objective requirements
  • Requirements for attesting to each measure

These Stage 1 EHR Meaningful Use Specification Sheets for Eligible Professionals and Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals were designed to assist eligible professionals and eligible hospitals/critical access hospitals in demonstrating meaningful use successfully and to help them understand the specific requirements of each objective.

The Medicare EHR Incentive Program will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and CAHs that demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

• Participation can begin as early as 2011.
• Eligible professionals can receive up to $44,000 over five years under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. There’s an additional incentive for eligible professionals who provide services in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HSPA).
• To get the maximum incentive payment, Medicare eligible professionals must begin participation by 2012.
• Incentive payments for eligible hospitals and CAHs may begin as early as 2011 and are based on a number of factors, beginning with a $2 million base payment.
• Important! For 2015 and later, Medicare eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and CAHs that do not successfully demonstrate meaningful use will have a payment adjustment in their Medicare reimbursement.

Note: If you are a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO), please visit our Medicare Advantage page.

The Medicaid EHR Incentive Program will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and CAHs as they adopt, implement, upgrade, or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology in their first year of participation and demonstrate meaningful use for up to five remaining participation years.

• The Medicaid EHR Incentive Program is voluntarily offered by individual states and territories and may begin as early as 2011, depending on the state.
• Eligible professionals can receive up to $63,750 over the six years that they choose to participate in the program.
• Eligible hospital incentive payments may begin as early as 2011, depending on when the state begins its program. The last year a Medicaid eligible hospital may begin the program is 2016. Hospital payments are based on a number of factors, beginning with a $2 million base payment.
• There are no payment adjustments under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.