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The Secretary adopts the following certification criteria for Complete EHRs or EHR Modules designed to be used in an inpatient setting. Complete EHRs or EHR Modules must include the capability to perform the following functions electronically and in accordance with all applicable standards and implementation specifications adopted in this part: (a) Computerized provider order entry. Enable a user to electronically record, store, retrieve, and modify, at a minimum, the following order types: (1) Medications; (2) Laboratory; and (3) Radiology/imaging. (b) Record demographics. Enable a user to electronically record, modify, and retrieve patient demographic data including preferred language, gender, race, ethnicity, date of birth, and date and preliminary cause of death in the event of mortality. Enable race and ethnicity to be recorded in accordance with the standard specified at §170.207(f). (c) Clinical decision support—(1) Implement rules. Implement automated, electronic clinical decision support rules (in addition to drug-drug and drug-allergy contraindication checking) based on the data elements included in: problem list; medication list; demographics; and laboratory test results. (2) Notifications. Automatically and electronically generate and indicate in real-time, notifications and care suggestions based upon clinical decision support rules. Page 224 of 228
(d) Electronic copy of health information. (1) Enable a user to create an electronic copy of a patient’s clinical information, including, at a minimum, diagnostic test results, problem list, medication list, medication allergy list, and procedures: (i) In human readable format; and (ii) On electronic media or through some other electronic means in accordance with: (A) The standard (and applicable implementation specifications) specified in §170.205(a)(1) or §170.205(a)(2); and (B) For the following data elements the applicable standard must be used: (1) Problems. The standard specified in §170.207(a)(1) or, at a minimum, the version of the standard specified in §170.207(a)(2); (2) Procedures. The standard specified in §170.207(b)(1) or §170.207(b)(2); (3) Laboratory test results. At a minimum, the version of the standard specified in §170.207(c); and (4) Medications. The standard specified in §170.207(d). (2) Enable a user to create an electronic copy of a patient’s discharge summary in human readable format and on electronic media or through some other electronic means. (e) Electronic copy of discharge instructions. Enable a user to create an electronic copy of the discharge instructions for a patient, in human readable format, at the time of discharge on electronic media or through some other electronic means. Page 225 of 228
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5. Definition of Qualified EHR 6. D
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technology. Section 3004(b)(1) of t
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esolve identified technical challen
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Some commenters appear to have misi
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efficiencies and desired quality im
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codes must be used “inside” an
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not necessarily have applied to our
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3. Definition of Implementation Spe
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program established by the National
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criteria adopted by the Secretary a
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Comment. In the context of the defi
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y the certification criteria for a
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commenters asked whether we meant t
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adopted by the Secretary. The secon
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Response. We would like to make cle
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Response. In the Interim Final Rule
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could be a health care professional
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standard for certain purposes. In s
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e voluntary and would not be requir
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already existing regulatory require
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setting). We also include, where ap
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clarification on why the number of
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more clearly specify this capabilit
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Response. While we do not require t
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that check, the functionality show
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Response. The comments are correct
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enable the user to electronically r
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longitudinal care, or whether the E
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EHR and EHR Module developers to pr
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suggestions for different age range
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Record smoking status for patients
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23) during the EHR reporting period
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laboratory test results are receive
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commenters reasoned that because a
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laboratory test results to be elect
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or outreach Generate patient lists.
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months). We believe that these revi
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that the PQRI 2009 Registry XML spe
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To better align this certification
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the capability specified by the cer
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vendors were unwilling or unable to
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the concerns expressed by some comm
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(1) The standard (and applicable im
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for the purposes of demonstrating c
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Guide for Immunization Messaging Re
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Response. We clarify for commenters
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serve as a limiting factor, however
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Comment. One commenter suggested th
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Response. We appreciate the thought
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Complete EHRs or EHR Modules design
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Response. We disagree. As stated ab
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Response. As discussed above, we ha
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SHA-1 and other secure hash algorit
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misinterpreted our example and stat
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Other commenters also expressed con
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eferenced in FIPS 140-2 Annex A, wh
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of the most secure encryption algor
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the disclosure was made (recipient)
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Use CPOE for medication orders dire
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equire EHRs to build custom interfa
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esult, we do not believe that this
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was needed before RxNorm could be a
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• MDDB - Medi-Span Master Drug Da
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Response. We do not believe that it
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Send reminders to patients per pati
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specified data elements and CMS’s
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what would qualify as a "response."
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Comment. A commenter recommended th
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in accordance with one of the adopt
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Comments. Many commenters suggested
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flexibility in this certification c
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productive, confusing, time-consumi
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include in this initial set. Accord
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to the HITSP C32 implementation spe
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Response. Again, we do not believe
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e achieved without these and recomm
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electronically record, store, retri
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EHRs and EHR Modules designed for a
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§170.205(a)(2)(iii); and (v) The s
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Response. We disagree, as doing so
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Dental Terminology as a condition o
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However, we do not preclude Complet
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