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Published Online: 21 January 2011

Actions Required to Qualify for EHR Payment

Publication: Psychiatric News
Volume 46, Number 2
https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.46.2.psychnews_46_2_014
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Psychiatrists and other physicians must use qualifying electronic health record (EHR) systems to perform 15 “core” actions and five of 10 optional actions for each patient before they can qualify for federal incentive payments for using EHR systems.
These are the 15 core actions required for each patient:
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Using CPOE (computerized physician order entry) codes
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Using allergy checks
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Using electronic prescribing
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Recording demographic data
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Recording diagnoses
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Recording current prescriptions
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Recording medication allergies
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Recording vital signs (including blood pressure and BMI)
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Recording smoking status
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Selecting and tracking a specialty-specific clinical measure
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Reporting an ambulatory-care quality measure
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Providing patients with an electronic copy of their health information
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Providing patients with a clinical summary of each office visit
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Allowing electronic exchange of patient data with other clinicians
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Maintaining electronic privacy protections.
Clinicians also must choose five of 10 optional actions to undertake with their EHR systems from among the following:
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Conducting drug formulary checks
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Adding lab results to the EHR
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Generating a list of patients with a specific condition
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Sending patient reminders for needed care
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Providing patient access to their updated medical information
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Suggesting patient-specific education resources
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Performing medication reconciliation as needed for new patients
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Providing a medical summary to a clinician who referred a patient
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Testing their ability to submit patient data to an immunization registry
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Testing their ability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data.
More information on required clinician actions for EHR-related federal payment is posted at <www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/399/ehr-meaningful-use-criteria.pdf>.

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