THANK YOU!!!
I met with a consultant recently to review our M.U. readiness, and was reviewing the MU Report I prepared (we have been using the MU features in a live environment for the past 3 weeks to identify workflow issues w/ recording the data).
It seemed odd that I was seeing zeros for so much of the reporting data, especially things I know for a fact we are entering correctly (BP, BMI, etc). The consultant advised me to consult w/ AC and ask how it is compiling that data. I'm glad you identified this issue and reported it here. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
In one sense, I agree it's not appropriate to assume everyone is using the PM module ( I don't, b/c it's terrible and we have an excellent PM program used independently). Therefore it should not be linking the data through the billing component of AC.
However I started playing with it this morning since reading your post. And started wondering about the "bad data," and how the option of signing the note without using the PM module could allow me to discard the bad data, while signing the note and selecting the CPT code would allow me to selectively incorporate the "good data."
I realize this is against the spirit of M.U., and probably illegal. So I'm no advocating for using the AC glitch to selectively incorporate "good data" and exclude the "bad." What I'm proposing is for other people to think about it from this perspective and share their thoughts on the matter.
