Meaningful Use: Stage 1 Final Rule and Proposed Objectives for Stages 2 and 3

Meaningful Use: Stage 1 Final Rule and Proposed Objectives for Stages 2 and 3

Improving Quality, Safety, Efficiency & Reducing Health Disparities

Stage 1 Final Rule

Proposed Stage 2

Proposed Stage 3

Comments

CPOE for medication orders (30%)

CPOE (by licensed professional) for at least 1 medication, and 1 lab or radiology order for 60% of unique patients who have at least 1 such order (order does not have to be transmitted electronically)

CPOE (by licensed professional) for at least 1 medication, and 1 lab or radiology order on 80% of patients who have at least 1 such order (order does not have to be transmitted electronically)

Drug-drug/drug-allergy interaction checks

Employ drug-drug interaction checking and drug allergy checking on appropriate evidence-based interactions

Employ drug-drug interaction checking, drug allergy checking, drug age checking (medications in the elderly), drug dose checking (e.g., pediatric dosing, chemotherapy dosing), drug lab checking, and drug condition checking (including pregnancy and lactation) on appropriate evidence-based interactions

Reporting of drug interaction checks to be defined by quality measures workgroup

E-prescribing (eRx) (EP) (40%)

50% of orders (outpatient and hospital discharge) transmitted as eRx

80% of orders (outpatient and hospital discharge) transmitted as eRx

If receiving pharmacy cannot accept eRx, automatically generating electronic fax to pharmacy OK

Record demographics (50%)

80% of patients have demographics recorded and can use them to produce stratified quality reports

90% of patients have demographics recorded (including IOM categories) and can use them to produce stratified quality reports

Report CQM electronically

Continue as per Quality Measures Workgroup and CMS

Continue as per Quality Measures Workgroup and CMS

The HIT Policy Committee's Quality Measures Workgroup issued a request for comment in December; new measures will be considered after review of public comments

Maintain problem list (80%)

Continue Stage 1

80% problem lists are up-to-date

Expect to drive list to be up-to-date by making it part of patient visit summary and care plans

Maintain active med list (80%)

Continue Stage 1

80% medication lists are up-to-date

Expect to drive list to be up-to-date via medication reconciliation

Maintain active medication allergy list (80%)

Continue Stage 1

80% medication allergy lists are up-to-date

Expect to drive the list to be up-to-date by making it part of visit summary

Record vital signs (50%)

80% of unique patients have vital signs recorded

80% of unique patients have vital signs recorded

Implement 1 CDS rule

Use CDS to improve performance on high-priority health conditions.

Establish CDS attributes for purposes of certification: 1. Authenticated (source cited); 2. Credible, evidence-based; 3. Patient-context sensitive; 4. Invokes relevant knowledge; 5. Timely; 6. Efficient workflow; 7.Integrated with EHR; 8. Presented to the appropriate party who can take action

Use CDS to improve performance on high-priority health conditions.

Establish CDS attributes for purposes of certification: 1. Authenticated (source cited); 2. Credible, evidence-based; 3. Patient-context sensitive; 4. Invokes relevant knowledge; 5. Timely; 6. Efficient workflow; 7. Integrated with EHR; 8. Presented to the appropriate party who can take action

Implement drug formulary checks (menu option for Stage 1)

Move current measure to core

80% of medication orders are checked against relevant formularies

What is the availability of formularies for eligible professionals?

Record existence of advance directives (EH) (50%) (menu option for Stage 1)

Make core requirement. For EP and EH: 50% of patients >=65 years old have recorded in EHR the result of an advance directive discussion and the directive itself if it exists

For EP and EH: 90% of patients >=65 years old have recorded in EHR the result of an advance directive discussion and the directive itself if it exists

Potential issues include: state statutes; challenges in outpatient settings; age; privacy; specialists; needs to be accessible and certifiable; need to define a standard

Incorporate lab results as structured data (40%) (menu option for Stage 1)

Move current measure to core, but only where results are available

90% of lab results electronically ordered by EHR are stored as structured data in the EHR and are reconciled with structured lab orders, where results and structured orders available

Generate patient lists for specific conditions (menu option for Stage 1)

Make core requirement. Generate patient lists for multiple patient-specific parameters

Patient lists are used to manage patients for high-priority health conditions

Send patient reminders (20%) (menu option for Stage 1)

Make core requirement.

20% of active patients who prefer to receive reminders electronically receive preventive or follow-up reminders

How should -active patient‖ be defined?

(NEW)

30% of visits have at least one electronic EP note

90% of visits have at least one electronic EP note

Can be scanned, narrative, structured, etc.

(NEW)

30% of EH patient days have at least one electronic note by a physician, NP, or PA

80% of EH patient days have at least one electronic note by a physician, NP, or PA

Can be scanned,

narrative, structured, etc.

(NEW)

30% of EH medication orders automatically tracked via electronic medication administration recording

80% of EH inpatient medication orders are automatically tracked via electronic medication administration recording

Engage Patients and Families in Their Care

Stage 1 Final Rule

Proposed Stage 2

Proposed Stage 3

Comments

Provide electronic copy of health information, upon request (50%)

Continue Stage 1

90% of patients have timely access to copy of health information from electronic health record, upon request

Only applies to information already stored in the EHR

Provide electronic copy of discharge instructions (EH) at discharge (50%)

Electronic discharge instructions for hospitals (which are given as the patient is leaving the hospital) are offered to at least 80% of patients (patients may elect to receive only a printed copy of the instructions)

Electronic discharge instructions for hospitals (which are given as the patient is leaving the hospital) are offered to at least 90% of patients in the common primary languages (patients may elect to receive only a printed copy of the instructions)

Electronic discharge instructions should include a statement of the patient's condition, discharge medications, activities and diet, follow-up appointments, pending tests that require follow up, referrals, scheduled tests [we invite comments on the elements listed above]

EHR-enabled patient-specific educational resources (10%)

Continue Stage 1

20% offered patient-specific educational resources online in the common primary languages

(NEW for EH)

80% of patients offered the ability to view and download via a web-based portaliii, within 36 hours of discharge, relevant information contained in the record about EH inpatient encounters. Data are available in human-readable and structured forms (HITSC to define).

80% of patients offered the ability to view and download via a web-based portal, within 36 hours of discharge, relevant information contained in the record about EH inpatient encounters. Data are available in human readable and structured forms (HITSC to define).

Inpatient summaries include: hospitalization admit and discharge date and location; reason for hospitalization; providers; problem list; medication lists; medication allergies;

procedures; immunizations; vital signs at discharge; diagnostic test results (when available); discharge instructions; care transitions summary and plan; discharge summary (when available); gender, race, ethnicity, date of birth; preferred language; advance directives; smoking status. [we invite comments on the elements listed above]

Provide clinical summaries for each office visit (EP) (50%)

Patients have the ability to view and download relevant information about a clinical encounter within 24 hours of the encounter. Follow-up tests that are linked to encounter orders but not ready during the encounter should be included in future summaries of that encounter, within 4 days of becoming available. Data are available in human-readable and structured forms (HITSC to define)

Patients have the ability to view and download relevant information about a clinical encounter within 24 hours of the encounter. Follow-up tests that are linked to encounter orders but not ready during the encounter should be included in future summaries of that encounter, within 4 days of becoming available. Data are available in human readable and structured forms (HITSC to define)

The following encounter data are included (where relevant): encounter date and location; reasons for encounter; provider; problem list; medication list; medication allergies; procedures; immunizations; vital signs; diagnostic test results; clinical instructions; orders: future appointment requests, referrals, scheduled tests; gender, race, ethnicity, date of birth; preferred language; advance directives; smoking status. [we invite comments on the elements listed above]

Provide timely electronic access (EP) (10%)

Patients have the ability to view and download (on demand) relevant information contained in the longitudinal record, which has been updated within 4 days of the information being available to the practice. Patient should be able to filter or organize information by date, encounter, etc. Data are available in human-readable and structured forms (HITSC to define).

Patients have the ability to view and download (on demand) relevant information contained in the longitudinal record, which has been updated within 4 days of the information being available to the practice. Patient should be able to filter or organize information by date, encounter, etc. Data are available in human readable and structured forms (HITSC to define).

The following data elements are included: encounter dates and

locations; reasons for encounters; providers; problem list; medication list; medication allergies; procedures; immunizations; vital signs; diagnostic test results; clinical instructions; orders; longitudinal care plan; gender, race, ethnicity, date of birth; preferred language; advance directives; smoking status. [we invite comments on the elements listed above]

This objective sets the measures for -Provide timely electronic access (EP)‖ and for -Provide clinical summaries for each office visit (EP)‖

EPs: 20% of patients use a web-based portal to access their information (for an encounter or for the longitudinal record) at least once. Exclusions: patients without ability to access the Internet

EPs: 30% of patients use a web-based portal to access their information (for an encounter or for the longitudinal record) at least once. Exclusions: patients without ability to access the Internet

(NEW)

EPs: online secure patient messaging is in use

EPs: online secure patient messaging is in use

(NEW)

Patient preferences for communication medium recorded for 20% of patients

Patient preferences for communication medium recorded for 80% of patients

Offer electronic self-management tools to patients with high priority health conditions

How should -communication medium‖ be delineated?

We are seeking comment on what steps will be needed in stage 2 to achieve this proposed stage 3 objective

EHRs have capability to exchange data with

PHRs using standards-based health data exchange

We are seeking comment on what steps will be needed in stage 2 to achieve this proposed stage 3 objective

Patients offered capability to report experience of care measures online

We are seeking comment on what steps will be needed in stage 2 to achieve this proposed stage 3 objective

Offer capability to upload and incorporate patient-generated data (e.g., electronically collected patient survey data, biometric home monitoring data, patient suggestions of corrections to errors in the record) into EHRs and clinician workflow

We are seeking comment on what steps will be needed in stage 2 to achieve this proposed stage 3 objective

Improve Care Coordination

Stage 1 Final Rule

Proposed Stage 2

Proposed Stage 3

Comments

Perform test of HIE

Connect to at least three external providers in -primary referral network‖ (but outside delivery system that uses the same EHR) or establish an ongoing bidirectional connection to at least one health information exchange

Connect to at least 30% of external providers in -primary referral network‖ or establish an ongoing bidirectional connection to at least one health information exchange

Successful HIE will require development and use of infrastructure like entity-level provider directories (ELPD)

Perform medication reconciliation (50%) (menu option for Stage 1)

Medication reconciliation conducted at 80% of care transitions by receiving provider (transitions from another setting of care, or from another provider of care, or the provider believes it is relevant)

Medication reconciliation conducted at 90% of care transitions by receiving provider

Provide summary of care record (50%) (menu option for Stage 1)

Move to Core

Summary care record provided electronically for 80% of transitions and referrals

(NEW)

List of care team members (including PCP) available for 10% of patients in EHR

List of care team members (including the PCP) available for 50% of patients via electronic exchange

(NEW)

Record a longitudinal care plan for 20% of patients with high-priority health conditions

Longitudinal care plan available for electronic exchange for 50% of patients with high-priority health conditions

What elements should be included in a longitudinal care plan including: care team members; diagnoses; medications; allergies; goals of care; other elements?

Improve Population and Public Health

Stage 1 Final Rule

Proposed Stage 2

Proposed Stage 3

Comments

Submit immunization data (menu option for Stage 1)

EH and EP: Mandatory test. Some immunizations are submitted on an ongoing basis to Immunization Information System (IIS), if accepted

and as required by law

EH and EP: Mandatory test. Immunizations are submitted to IIS, if accepted and as required by law. During well child/adult visits, providers review IIS records via their EHR.

Stage 2 implies at least some data is submitted to IIS. EH and EP may choose not, for example, to send data through IIS to different states in Stage 2. The goal is to eventually review IIS-generated recommendations

Submit reportable lab data (menu option for Stage 1)

EH: move Stage 1 to core

EP: lab reporting menu. For EPs, ensure that reportable lab results and conditions are submitted to public health agencies either directly or through their performing labs (if accepted and as required by law).

Mandatory test.

EH: submit reportable lab results and reportable conditions if accepted and as

required by law.

Include complete contact information (e.g., patient address, phone and municipality) in 30% (EH) of reports.

EP: ensure that reportable lab results and reportable conditions are submitted to public health agencies either directly or through performing labs (if accepted and as required by law)  

Submit syndromic surveillance data (menu option for Stage 1)

Move to core.

Mandatory test; submit if accepted

Public Health Button for EH and EP: Mandatory test and submit if accepted. Submit notifiable conditions using a reportable public-health submission button. EHR can receive and present public health alerts or follow up requests.

We are seeking comment on what steps will be needed in stage 2 to achieve this proposed stage 3 objective

Patient-generated data submitted to public health agencies

We are seeking comment on what steps will be needed in stage 2 to achieve this proposed stage 3 objective

Ensure Adequate Privacy and Security Protections for Personal Health Information

Stage 1 Final Rule

Proposed Stage 2

Proposed Stage 3

Comments

Conduct security review analysis & correct deficiencies

Additional privacy and security objectives under

consideration via the HIT Policy Committee's Privacy & Security Tiger Team