Becker's Hospital Review

37 CIO / HEALTH IT HIMSS Analytics Unveils 2018 EMR Adoption Model Criteria By Jessica Kim Cohen HIMSS Analytics established a new set of criteria for its EMR Adoption Model, set to take effect Jan. 18, 2018. e eight-stage EMR Adoption Model measures the degree to which a hospital or health system utilizes its EMR functions. e last time HIMSS Analytics updated its EMR Adop- tion Model criteria was in 2014, HIMSS Analytics Global Vice President John Daniels tells Becker's Hospital Review. e new model contains a major focus on cybersecurity, with privacy and security stan- dards integrated into Stage 2 through Stage 7. To meet Stage 2 criteria, organizations must now establish policies regarding device encryption, mobile security and antivirus so- ware, among other standards. Another update involves moving digital imaging criteria into Stage 1, since "pretty much every organization has a digital [picture archiving and communication system] capability for radiology and cardiology," says Mr. Daniels. In the current EMR Adoption Model, digital imaging for radiology is a requirement to reach Stage 5 and digital imaging for cardiology is a requirement to reach Stage 7. In 2018, HIMSS Analytics will also ask hospitals and health systems vying for Stage 7 des- ignation about two more benchmarks: anesthesia information systems and smart infusion pumps. However, healthcare organizations will not be scored on these two additions. "We're looking at these capabilities, but we're not scoring them," Mr. Daniels says. "We're letting the industry know, at some point in the future, these will become Stage 7 require- ments. We want to make sure we give the industry plenty of time to begin to plan for and implement these capabilities." n Health IT Regulations Are Too Burdensome for Physicians, Says Price By Jessica Kim Cohen H HS Secretary Tom Price, MD, addressed the Trump admin- istration's long-term plans for health IT guidance during an April 27 speech at the Health Datapalooza con- ference in Washington, D.C., reports the Washington Examiner. He said the Trump administration will focus on interoperability and work to reduce the burden health IT regula- tions place on physicians. "Data is absolutely crucial, don't misun- derstand me," Dr. Price said, according to the Washington Examiner. "But we need our physicians to be patient-fac- ing, not computer-facing, which is what many of them feel they are right now." n Cerner Impersonation Scheme Leader Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison By Anuja Vaidya A lbert Davis, the leader in a fraud scheme that estab- lished a fake company impersonating Cerner, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, according to a Kansas City Star report. Mr. Davis was also ordered to pay part of the restitution costs. In October 2016, Mr. Davis pled guilty to his involvement in the scheme. His co-conspirators include Christina Bry- ant, Richard Bryant, David Hernon and David Tayce. The individuals created a fake company, calling it Cerner LLC. They opened a bank account, bought an internet domain and also produced fake documents, agreements and in- voices for Cerner LLC. Additionally, they created fictitious employees, even using names of real Cerner employees. Before being discovered, the conspirators managed to sell an MRI to a Texas hospital, created fake invoices and re- ceived more than $1 million from the hospital. When the hospital contacted Cerner for assistance with system instal- lation, they found out that the real Cerner had not been involved at all. Mr. Davis' lawyers argued that "his fierce sense of pur- pose and drive caused him to fly far off the track and into the realm of fraudulent criminal conduct," according to the report. They even pointed to the fact that Mr. Da- vis is a West Point Military Academy graduate as a testa- ment to his character. They asked for a lesser sentence of eight years. Prosecuting attorneys, however, countered that Mr. Da- vis had leveraged his West Point degree to gain people's trust. "Like his West Point degree, this defendant knew that Cerner Corporation's reputation in the medical commu- nity would open doors otherwise unavailable to him," prosecutors noted in a written memorandum, according to the report. n

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