Fulcrum Methods recently introduced an online meaningful use assessment tool to assist healthcare providers meet meaningful use criteria and EHR certification. In addition to providing a meaningful use checklist, the meaningful use assessment tool:

• Evaluates multiple EHRs, multiple campuses, affiliated eligible providers, and clinical workflows. Assessment and reporting are centralized in one tool.
• Includes a project management tool that allows organizations to see for each criteria, remediation approaches, the responsible party for remediation, the actions needed for remediation, upcoming deadlines, and action status.
• Through its report writing module provides extensive support for meaningful use attestation.
• Includes EH Tracker™ which allows health systems to track MU registration and reporting for eligible hospitals.

Fulcrum Methods also recently introduced EP Tracker™ which provides administration and oversight to affiliated EPs to ensure they have properly registered for and successfully completed requirements to qualify for meaningful use incentives. In addition, we offer Meaningful Use Pre-Attestation Compliance Assessment services. For more information on all our meaningful use products see our Meaningful Use product page.

Healthcare organizations can rely on Fulcrum Methods to:

• Develop in-house core competencies for future projects
• Reduce execution risk
• Accelerate project rollout
• Allow organizations to deploy external consulting resources cost-effectively

Fulcrum Methods has developed a comprehensive set of methodologies to assist hospitals and other healthcare organizations with information technology project management.  Our tools are comprised of work plans, guidebooks, and libraries of deliverables that can be used on a standalone basis, independent of external consulting resources. We help IT managers as well as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists plan, initiate, and manage systems lifecycle projects with cost-effective proven methods.

• Meaningful Use
• Vendor selection
• Systems implementation
• Program management office (PMO)
• Long-range planning
• Organizational change management

A unique set of tools is offered for each topic.

• NorthBay HealthCare - Meaningful Use
• Stanford Hospital & Clinics - PMO
• Community Medical Centers - Vendor Selection
• John Muir Health - Long Range Planning
• Columbus Regional Hospital - Systems Implementation
• Salem Hospital - Organizational Change Management