Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The MIPS eligible clinician or group must attest that they engage in bi-directional exchange with an HIE to support transitions of care.
Numerator
Yes/No. The MIPS eligible clinician must attest YES to the following: •I participate in an HIE in order to enable secure, bi-directional exchange to occur for every patient encounter, transition or referral, and record stored or maintained in the electronic health record (EHR) during the performance period in accordance with applicable law and policy. •The HIE that I participate in is capable of exchanging information across a broad network of unaffiliated exchange partners including those using disparate EHRs, and does not engage in exclusionary behaviour when determining exchange partners. •I use the functions of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to support bi-directional exchange with an HIE.
Denominator
This is a descriptive categorical indicator.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System traditional reporting