System Requirements

What do we need to purchase for our system to be able to meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use?

Please contact your Evident Sales Account Manager. They will review the sales matrix with each site to ensure that each required application or interface has been purchased.

Why is a separate interface order needed for each AR?

Interfaces are configured on an AR basis – meaning the company, all directories/sub-directories and associated setup for the HIS functionality must be in place and then the interface configuration in Linux, in the software tables and in the Interface Management System (IMS) can be set up. Each company has an ARID and a FACID which drive the interface configuration as all HL7 messages must contain these identifiers to ensure the data in the message is routed appropriately. Interface setup/configuration/maintenance and support all starts with an order as we have to schedule and allocate the appropriate resources to make the interface work, as well as ensure documentation reflects what is set up and expected to be supported/managed with software updates and changes.

Do I have to have an interface for Quality Measures in Stage 2 of Meaningful Use?

No – Initially, CMS indicated plans to require electronic submissions for Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) data but no specifications were provided and the electronic submission requirement was later retracted. The current process for submitting Quality Measures remains acceptable. More information is available on the CMS website.

Who should our hospital contact when we are ready to proceed with Meaningful Use Stage 2?

Please contact your Evident Sales Account Manager. They will review the sales matrix with each site to ensure that each required application or interface has been purchased. Once this is reviewed, and all items are purchased, your facility will be assigned to a Meaningful Use Representative for further direction and discussion.

Do I have to purchase a separate interface for immunizations if the clinic runs as a department of the hospital?

No, clinics that are considered to be departments of the hospital (housed within the hospital AR) are not required to purchase an additional immunization interface. Separate interface orders are needed for each additional clinic AR.

Since the Thrive system has certified as a “Complete EHR”, does this mean that our hospital must possess all applications Evident used to certify for 2014 Meaningful Use?

All EPs, EHs and CAHs must have EHR technology certified to the 2014 Edition EHR certification criteria that meets the Base EHR definition and would support the objectives, measures, and their ability to successfully report the Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), for the Meaningful Use stage that they seek to achieve. CMS reiterates that an EP, EH or CAH must continue to possess all of a certified Complete EHR or certified EHR Module (i.e., the capabilities for which certification is required) in order to receive the benefit of such certification. An EP, EH or CAH cannot purchase or possess only “components” of a certified Complete EHR or certified EHR Module for the purposes of meeting the CEHRT definition. That is, unless independently certified, those “components” could not be used to meet the CEHRT definition.

What version of the Thrive software should our hospital be running to attest for Meaningful Use in 2014?

Each facility should be running Version 19 (CMS 2014 version) in order to attest for Meaningful Use Stage 1 or Stage 2 in the fiscal year of 2014.