Objective: Implement drug formulary checks.
Measure: The EP has enabled this functionality and has access to at least one internal or external formulary for the entire EHR reporting period.
Exclusion:Any EP who writes fewer than 100 prescriptions during the EHR reporting period.
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Objective: Incorporate clinical lab test results into EHR as structured data.
Measure: More than 40 percent of all clinical lab test results ordered by the EP during the EHR
reporting period whose results are either in a positive/negative or numerical format
are incorporated in certified EHR technology as structured data.
Exclusion: An EP who orders no lab tests whose results are either in a positive/negative or
numeric format during the EHR reporting period.
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There are two main steps to meet this requirement:
1 – While on the patient’s chart, select the link that says ‘Orders.’
2 – After you enter into the next screen, select ‘Order Request’ on the top right.
3 – Select the correct ‘requesting clinic’ ordering the lab.
4 – Select ‘Lab’ under the order type.
5 – Select the ‘Lab Location’ you are placing the order from.
6 – Select the Lab and include any notes about the lab.
7 – Select ‘Save’ and you are finished.
When you get the results back from the lab, you can complete the order by attaching the results to it.
1 – Use the search and filters at the top of the Orders window to find your order
2 – Click on the order to bring up its details window.
3 – Enter the results from the Lab on the right side under Lab Details. You can also mark the order as complete by changing the status drop down under Order Details.
NOTE 1: The most common Lab Chiropractors do is the Urine Analysis
NOTE 2: BackChart will not order the Labs for you. BackChart only makes a record that you have ordered labs.
Objective: Capability to submit electronic data to immunization registries or immunization
information systems and actual submission according to applicable law and practice.Measure: Performed at least one test of certified EHR technology’s capacity to submit electronic data to immunization registries and follow up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the immunization registries to which the EP submits such information has the capacity to receive the information electronically).
Exclusion: An EP who administers no immunizations during the EHR reporting period or where no immunization registry has the capacity to receive the information electronically.
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Objective: Capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and actual submission according to applicable law and practice.
Measure: Performed at least one test of certified EHR technology’s capacity to provide
electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and follow-up
submission if the test is successful (unless none of the public health agencies to which
an EP submits such information has the capacity to receive the information
electronically).Exclusion: An EP who does not collect any reportable syndromic information on their patients during the EHR reporting period or does not submit such information to any public
health agency that has the capacity to receive the information electronically.Full Details: PDF
Objective: Generate lists of patients by specific conditions to use for quality improvement, reduction of disparities, research, or outreach.
Measure: Generate at lease one report listing patients of the EP with a specific condition.
Exclusion: No exclusion.
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Objective: Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive/follow-up care.
Measure: More than 20 percent of all patients 65 years or older or 5 years old or younger were sent an appropriate reminder during the EHR reporting period.
Exclusion: An EP who has no patients 65 years old or older or 5 years old or younger with records maintained using certified EHR technology.
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See video below for more information on Patient Reminders:
Objective: The EP who transitions their patient to another setting of care or provider of care or refers their patient to another provider of care should provide summary care record
for each transition of care or referral.
Measure: The EP who transitions or refers their patient to another setting of care or provider of care provides a summary of care record for more than 50 percent of transitions of
care and referrals.
Exclusion: An EP who neither transfers a patient to another setting nor refers a patient to another provider during the EHR reporting period.
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Objective: The EP who receives a patient from another setting of care or provider of care or
believes an encounter is relevant should perform medication reconciliation.
Measure: The EP performs medication reconciliation for more than 50 percent of transitions of care in which the patient is transitioned into the care of the EP.
Exclusion: An EP who was not the recipient of any transitions of care during the EHR reporting
period.
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Objective: Use certified EHR technology to identify patient-specific education resources and provide those resources to the patient if appropriate.
Measure: More than 10 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP are provided patient-specific education resources.
Exclusion: No exclusion.
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See video below on Patient Education Resources:
Objective: Objective Provide patients with timely electronic access to their health information (including lab results, problem list, medication lists, and allergies) within 4 business days of the information being available to the EP.
Measure: At least 10 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP are provided timely (available to the patient within four business days of being updated in the certified EHR
technology) electronic access to their health information subject to the EP’s discretion to withhold certain information.
Exclusion: Exclusion Any EP that neither orders nor creates lab tests or information that would be contained in the problem list, medication list, medication allergy list (or other information as listed at 45 CFR 170.304(g)) during the EHR reporting period.
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See video below on Patient Electronic Access (Patient Portal):