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| Core Objectives (Required) | Measure |
| Record patient demographics (sex, race, ethnicity, date of birth, preferred language, and in the case of hospitals, date and preliminary cause of death in the the event of mortality) | More than 50 % of patients’ demographic data recorded as structured data. |
| Record vital signs and chart changes (height, weight, blood pressure, body mass index, growth charts for children) | More than 50 % of patients two years of age or older have height, weight and blood pressure recorded as structured data |
| Maintain up-to-date problem list of current and active diagnoses | More than 80 % of patients have at least one entry as structured data |
| Maintain active medication allergy list | More than 80 % of patients have at least one entry recorded as structured data. |
| Record smoking status for patients 13 years of age of older | More than 50 % of patients 13 years if age of older have smoking status recorded as structured data |
| For individual professionals, provide patients with clinical summaries for each office visit; for hospitals, provide an electronic copy of hospital discharge instructions on request | Clinical summaries provided to patients for more than 50 % of all office vsits within three business days; more than 50 % of all patients who are discharged from the inpatient department or emergency department of an eligible hospital or critical access hospital and who request an electronic copy of their discharge instructions are provided with it |
| On request, provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information (including diagnostic test results, problem list, medication list, medication allergies, and for hospitals, discharge summary and procedures | More than 50 % of requesting patients receive electronic copy within three business days |
| Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (does not apply to hospitals) | More than 40 % are transmitted electronically using certified EHRtechnology |
| Computer provider order entry (CPOE) for medication orders | More than 30 % of patients with at least one medication in their medication ordered through CPOE |
| Implement drug-drug and drug-allergy interaction checks | Functionality is enable for these checks for the entire reporting period |
| Implement capability to electronically exchange key clinical information among providers and patient-authorized entitities | Perform at least one test of EHR’s capacity to electronically exchange information |
| Implement one clinical decision support rule and ability to track compliance with the rule | One clinical decision support rule implemented |
| Implement systems to protect privacy and security of patient data in the EHR | Conduct or review a security risk analysis, implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies. |
| Report clinical quality measure to CMS or states | For 2011, provide aggregate numerator and denominator throught attestation; for 2012, electronically submit measures |
| Menu Objectives (Complete 5 out of the 10) | Measure |
| Implement drug formulary checks | Drug formulary check system is implemented and has access to at least one internal or external drug formulary for the entire reporting period |
| Incorporate clinical laboratory test results into EHRs as structured data | More than 40 % of clinical laboratory test results whose results are in positive/negative or numerical format are incorporated into EHRs as structured data |
| Generate lists of patients by specific conditions to use for quality improvement, reduction of disparities, research or outreach | Generate at least one listing of patients with specific condition |
| Use EHR technology to identify patient-specific education resources and provide to the patient | More than 10 % of patients are provided patient-specific education resources |
| Perform medical reconciliation between care settings | Medication reconciliation is performed for more than 50 % of transitions of care |
| Provide summary of care record for patients referred or transitioned to another provider or setting | Summary of care record is provided for more than 50 % of patient transitions or referrals |
| Submit electronic immunization data to immunization registries or immunization information systems | Perform at least one test of data submission and follow-up submission (where registries can accept electronic submission) |
| Submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies | Perform at least one test of data submission and follow-up submission (where public health agencies can accept electronic submission) |
| Send reminders to patients (per patient preference) for preventative and follow-up care. | More than 20 % of patients 65 years of age or older or five years if age or younger are sent appropriate reminders |
| Provide patients with timely electronic access to their health information (including laboratory results, problem list, medication lists, medication allergies) | More than 10 % of patients are provided electronic access to information within four days of it being updated in the EHR. |