Hi Everyone. I will answer some questions here.
11.3.2 is CURES certified, so if you do not need Electronic Case Reporting (which is part of the Promoting Interoperability section of MIPS), then there is no big rush to upgrade. Most AC practices are actually excluded from the PI section of MIPS due to being a small practice (under 15 providers). If you are working with an ACO, however, I would check with them on their specific requirements.
As far as the CURES act itself and what it is "Curing", as Chris put it (clever, BTW)... What the CURES act is focusing on is how patient's are able to get their medical records, and what they have access to. In short, The CURES act will allow patients to request the medical record at any time, and have it sent to any device/app of their choosing (where previously medical records were generally just faxed or printed.. maybe put on a CD or flash drive). The idea is to move the sharing of medical records into a more modern "app based" economy. It gets a little more detailed and complicated than that (about 1100 pages worth), but that is the general idea.
