CRA and Medicare meaningful use https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=589062 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:27:20 GMT Tue, 4 Jun 2013 21:17:12 GMT Copyright © 2013 Ophthalmic Photographers' Society CRA and Medicare meaningful use https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=589062 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=589062 Hello all,

Im understanding Medicare's EHR insentive program is requireing certification for entering meaningful use data.  COA, COT and MA's certainly qualify.  Does anyone know if CRA is sufficiant certification for this as well?

 

Thank you for your time,

Michele

]]> Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:57:40 GMT RE: CRA and Medicare meaningful use https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=589454 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=589454 M. Connaughton said:

Hello all,

Im understanding Medicare's EHR insentive program is requireing certification for entering meaningful use data.  COA, COT and MA's certainly qualify.  Does anyone know if CRA is sufficiant certification for this as well?

 

Thank you for your time,

Michele

 

Attached is a PDF document discussing this. The CMS ruling states that in addition to licensed personnel, "credentialed medical assistants" can also enter orders. To my knowledge, there is nothing that specifies COA, COT, CRA, COMT or any particular credential.

I've seen several interpretations of this wording as being favorable for credentialed/certified ophthalmic & paraoptometric personnel. Any way you look at it, it reinforces the value of certification.

Hope this helps.

]]> Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:06:44 GMT https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=589645 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=589645 Yes!  Thank you, that helps!!

 

Michele

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