Straight from the “Meaningful Use” Draft from the Health IT Policy Committee
2011 Objectives Goal is to electronically capture in coded format and to report health information and to use that information to track key clinical conditions. These are the specific items that have been listed:
- Use CPOE for all order types including medications [OP, IP]
- Implement drug-drug, drug-allergy, drug-formulary checks [OP, IP]
- Maintain an up-to-date problem list [OP, IP]
- Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (eRx) [OP]
- Maintain active medication list [OP, IP]
- Maintain active medication allergy list [OP, IP]
- Record primary language, insurance type, gender, race, ethnicity [OP, IP]
- Record vital signs including height, weight, blood pressure [OP, IP]
- Incorporate lab-test results into EHR [OP, IP]
- Generate lists of patients by specific condition to use for quality improvement, reduction of disparities, and outreach [OP]
- Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive /follow up care [OP, IP]
- Document a progress note for each encounter [OP]
- Provide patients with electronic copy of- or electronic access to- clinical information (including lab results, problem list, medication lists, allergies) per patient preference (e.g., through PHR) [OP, IP]
- Provide access to patient-specific educational resources [OP, IP]
- Provide clinical summaries for patients for each encounter [OP, IP]
- Exchange key clinical information among providers of care (e.g., problems, medications, allergies, test results) [OP, IP]
- Perform medication reconciliation at relevant encounters [OP, IP]
- Submit electronic data to immunization registries where required and accepted [OP, IP]
- Provide electronic submissions of reportable lab results to public health agencies [IP]
- Provide electronic syndrome surveillance data to public health agencies according to applicable law and practice [IP]
- Compliance with HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and state laws Compliance with fair data sharing practices set forth in the Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework1
These are the draft items. What do you think?????? Give some feedback!
