Meaningful use criteria - with categories

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Jason, Jul 21, 2009.

  1. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    SUMMARY
    * Maintain updated list of problems using ICD9 or Snomed

    MEDS
    * Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically
    * Maintain active medication list
    * Maintain active medication allergy list
    * Implement drug-drug, allergy formulary checks (ie free Allscripts Tool)
    * perform medication reconciliation at relevant encounters

    DATA
    * Record demographics (preferrred language and racial group, insurance type, gender and ethnicity)
    * Records vitals including wt ht bp and BMI
    * Record smoking status
    * LABS: Incorporate lab test results as structured data (HL7)
    * Record Advance Directives
    * collect syndromic surveillance data (for reporting to public health agencies)
    * immunizations

    PROGRESS NOTE (VISIT documentation)
    * Document a progress note for each encounter
    * Provide clinical summaries for each encounter
    * Implement one clinical decision rule relevant to specialty or high clincal priority

    ELECTRONIC ORDERING - "CPOE"
    * meds
    * labs
    * immunizations
    * procedures
    * diagnostic imaging
    * referrals
    ~ Receiving interfaces not needed for 2011

    REPORTING
    * Generate lists of patients by conditions
    * Report ambulatory quality measures to CMS
    * FOLLOW UP: Send reminders to patients for preventitive and follow up care - Ticklers HMGS

    COMMUNICATION
    * capability to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies
    * capability to submit immunization data etc where required
    * capability to exchange key clinical information ( to be decided hy HIE work group of the HIT policy committee ) electronically
    * Provide patients with electronic copies of their health information upon request ( real time not required until 2013 )
    o Portal can do this now and no need to wait till 2013
    o Devil is in the details - "What" info

    SECURITY
    * compliance with HIPAA privacy and security rules
    * compliance with nationwide privacy and security framework

    OTHER
    * Provide access to patient specific education resources

    PMS function
    * Check insurance eligibility electronically from private and public payers where possible
    * Submit claims electronically
  2. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    SUMMARY
    * Maintain updated list of CORE, MAJOR problems using ICD9 or Snomed

    MEDS
    * Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically
    * Maintain active medication list
    * Maintain active medication allergy list
    * Implement drug-drug, allergy formulary checks (ie free Allscripts Tool)
    * perform medication reconciliation at relevant encounters

    DATA
    * Record demographics (preferrred language and racial group, insurance type, gender and ethnicity)
    * Record vitals including wt ht bp and BMI
    * Record smoking status

    * Record Advance Directives
    * collect syndromic surveillance data (for reporting to public health agencies)
    * immunizations
    * LABS: Incorporate lab test results as structured data (HL7)

    PROGRESS NOTE (VISIT documentation)
    * Document a progress note for each encounter - must it be electronic ? inking on .pdf ?
    * Provide clinical summaries for each encounter
    * Implement one clinical decision rule relevant to specialty or high clincal priority

    ELECTRONIC ORDERING - "CPOE"
    * meds
    * labs
    * immunizations
    * procedures
    * diagnostic imaging
    * referrals

    ~ Receiving interfaces not needed for 2011

    REPORTING
    * Generate lists of patients by conditions
    * Report ambulatory quality measures to CMS
    * FOLLOW UP: Send reminders to patients for preventitive and follow up care - Ticklers HMGS

    COMMUNICATION
    * capability to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies
    * capability to submit immunization data etc where required
    * capability to exchange key clinical information ( to be decided hy HIE work group of the HIT policy committee ) electronically
    * Provide patients with electronic copies of their health information upon request ( real time not required until 2013 )
    o Portal can do this now and no need to wait till 2013
    o Devil is in the details - "What" info

    SECURITY
    * compliance with HIPAA privacy and security rules
    * compliance with nationwide privacy and security framework

    OTHER
    * Provide access to patient specific education resources

    PMS function
    * Check insurance eligibility electronically from private and public payers where possible
    * Submit claims electronically

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    In a stripped down HITECH EMR, only the red would be entered by the MD.

    orange, would probably be done by the MD, or the Billing Clerk.


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