Menu set 4 Patient Reminders
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Stage 1
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Patient Reminders
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Objective
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Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive/follow-up care.
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Measure
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More than 20 percent of all patients 65 years or older or 5 years old or younger were sent an appropriate reminder during the EHR reporting period.
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Exclusion
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An EP who has no patients 65 years old or older or 5 years old or younger with records maintained using certified EHR technology.
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Definition of Terms
None.
Attestation Requirements
NUMERATOR / DENOMINATOR
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DENOMINATOR: Number of unique patients 65 years old or older or 5 years older or younger.
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NUMERATOR: Number of patients in the denominator who were sent the appropriate reminder.
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EXCLUSION: If an EP has no patients 65 years old or older or 5 years old or younger with records maintained using certified EHR technology that EP is excluded from this requirement. EP's must select NO next to the appropriate exclusion, then click the APPLY button in order to attest to the exclusion.
The resulting percentage must be more than 20 percent in order for an EP to meet this measure.
Additional Information
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The provider is permitted, but not required, to limit the measure of this objective to labs ordered for those patients whose records are maintained using certified EHR technology.
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EPs meet the aspect of "per patient preference" of this objective if they are accomodating reasonable requests in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, as specified at 45 CFT 164.524(b), which is the guidance established for accommodating patient requests.
