Support Electronic Referral Loops by Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of electronic summary of care records in the denominator for which clinical information reconciliation is completed using CEHRT for the following three clinical information sets: (1) Medication - Review of the patient's medication, including the name, dosage, frequency, and route of each medication; (2) Medication Allergy - Review of the patient's known medication allergies; and (3) Current Problem List - Review of the patient's current and active diagnoses.
Numerator
The number of electronic summary of care records in the denominator for which clinical information reconciliation is completed using CEHRT for the following three clinical information sets: (1) Medication - Review of the patient's medication, including the name, dosage, frequency, and route of each medication; (2) Medication Allergy - Review of the patient's known medication allergies; and (3) Current Problem List - Review of the patient's current and active diagnoses.
Denominator
Number of electronic summary of care records received using certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) for patient encounters during the EHR reporting period for which an eligible hospital or CAH was the receiving party of a transition of care or referral, and for patient encounters during the EHR reporting period in which the eligible hospital or CAH has never before encountered the patient.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Electronic Health Record. Open to eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that receive federal funds from Medicare. The EHR reporting period for new and returning participants attesting to CMS is a minimum of any continuous, self-selected, 90-day period. Eligible hospitals and CAHs must successfully attest to avoid a downward Medicare payment adjustment.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals - an HER incentive program with a focus on interoperability and improving patient access to health information. Not publicly reported on CMS Care Compare