Objective 5 – Health Information Exchange

Health Information Exchange – Objective 5

About this Objective: The EP who transitions their patient to another setting of care or provider of care or refers their patient to another provider of care should provide summary care record for each transition of care or referral.

Measure:

The EP that transitions or refers their patient to another setting of care or provider of care must:

1. Use CEHRT to create a summary of care record.
2. Electronically transmit such summary to a receiving provider for more than 10% of transitions of care and referrals.

Exclusion:

Any EP who transfers a patient to another setting or refers a patient to another provider less than 100 times during the EHR reporting period.

Report Calculation:

Denominator: Distinct Patients who have had a Referral Sent within the date range of the report.

Numerator: Number of Patients in the denominator that have had a Summary Printed or sent electronically.

Additional Information:

• This exchange may occur before, during or after the EHR reporting period but must take place no earlier than the start of the same calendar year as the EHR reporting period and no later than the date of attestation in order to count in the numerator.

ChartLogic Tip: Direct Addresses must be created by ChartLogic Staff.

How to meet this Objective:

• You must create a summary of care record and send this electronically via a Direct Email for 10% of your patients. To understand how to do this, Click Here.

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