Modified MU Stage-2 Quick Reference Guide

This table gives a brief idea of increasing denominator & numerator in InSync. For detailed steps, click the help icon for each objective in InSync.

 

OBJECTIVES

Criteria to increase denominator in InSync

Criteria to increase numerator in InSync

OBJECTIVE 1: PROTECT PATIENT HEALTH INFO

 

 

•THIS OBJECTIVE HAS YES/NO ATTESTATION.

OBJECTIVE 2: CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - USE CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ON HIGH-PRIORITY HEALTH CONDITIONS

 

 

 

•THIS OBJECTIVE HAS YES/NO ATTESTATION.

OBJECTIVE 3A: CPOE FOR MEDICATION ORDERS
•An encounter should have been started within reporting period for an active patient.
•Medication should have been prescribed/managed/renewed during reporting period (with or without CPOE).

 
•Only the medications that are prescribed/managed/renewed during reporting period will be considered for numerator increase.

OBJECTIVE 3B: CPOE FOR LAB ORDERS
•An encounter should have been started within reporting period for an active patient.
•Laboratory order (manual or electronic) should have been placed during reporting period.
•Laboratory order should have been placed during reporting period (manual or electronic).
 

OBJECTIVE 3C: CPOE FOR RADIOLOGY ORDERS
•An encounter should have been started within reporting period for an active patient.
•Radiology order should have been placed during reporting period (manual or electronic).
•Radiology order should have been placed during reporting period (manual or electronic).

OBJECTIVE 4: E-PRESCRIBING (ERX)
•An encounter should have been started within reporting period for an active patient.
•Medication should have been prescribed during reporting period.
•Drug formulary check should have been performed for all the medications prescribed during the reporting period.
•Prescribed medication should have been electronically transmitted to pharmacy.

 

OBJECTIVE 5: HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE - PROVIDE AND TRANSMIT SUMMARY OF CARE RECORD FOR EACH TRANSITIONS OF CARE AND REFERRALS
•Referrals should have been recorded in the Treatment Plan section.

 
•Clinical information should have been provided by selecting the “Provided Clinical Information” check box and electronically transmitted along with the referral summary.

OBJECTIVE 6: PATIENT SPECIFIC EDUCATION - USE CLINICALLY RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM CERTIFIED EHR TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY PATIENT-SPECIFIC EDUCATION RESOURCES AND PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES TO THE PATIENT
•Encounter should have been started with POS Code as “11-Office” or “71 - State or Local Public Health Clinic”.
•Education material should have been provided to the patient. 

OBJECTIVE 7: MEDICATION RECONCILIATION

 

•At least one encounter should have been started that has either “New Patient” option selected or else both “Existing Patient” and “Provision of Summary…” check box selected.

 

 

•Either medication reconciliation should have been actually performed or an option should have been opted as an indication that the medication reconciliation is performed.

OBJECTIVE 8A: PATIENT ELECTRONIC ACCESS - PATIENT PORTAL ACCESS
•An encounter should have been started within reporting period for an active patient.
•Encounter should have been ended within 4 business days from visit date.
•The patient should have an access on the patient portal (InTouch) application.

OBJECTIVE 8B: PATIENT ELECTRONIC ACCESS - VIEW, DOWNLOAD, OR TRANSMIT
•An encounter should have been started within reporting period for an active patient.

 
•Patient portal user should have accessed or transmitted the clinical summary by clicking any of the following buttons: View, Download, or Transmit, within or outside reporting period.

OBJECTIVE 9: SECURE ELECTRONIC MESSAGING

 

•An encounter should have been started within reporting period for an active patient.

 

•Provider should have received a message from the patient portal user within reporting period.

OBJECTIVE 10A: IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY REPORTING

•THIS CORE HAS YES/NO ATTESTATION.

 

OBJECTIVE 10B: SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE REPORTING

 

•  THIS OBJECTIVE HAS YES/NO ATTESTATION.

OBJECTIVE 10C:  SPECIALIZED REGISTRY REPORTING

 

•THIS OBJECTIVE HAS YES/NO ATTESTATION.