ehr onc final certification - Department of Health Care Services
ehr onc final certification - Department of Health Care Services
ehr onc final certification - Department of Health Care Services
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<strong>certification</strong> criterion for Complete EHR or EHR Modules designed for an inpatient<br />
setting. The rationale provided was that acute care providers would not be required to<br />
track BMI.<br />
Response. While we can understand these commenters’ c<strong>onc</strong>ern, we believe that<br />
BMI is a simple mathematical calculation that Certified EHR Technology should be<br />
capable <strong>of</strong> performing regardless <strong>of</strong> the setting for which it is designed.<br />
Comment. One commenter recommended that BMI and age components should<br />
be used to create an alert when an unhealthy BMI is indicated for a patient and that<br />
Certified EHR Technology should record whether the patient was informed <strong>of</strong> the<br />
unhealthy BMI status.<br />
Response. We believe that this recommendation is overly specific, is more<br />
germane to meaningful use, and exceeds the type <strong>of</strong> capability we believe should be<br />
specified as a condition <strong>of</strong> <strong>certification</strong>.<br />
Comments. A few commenters noted this <strong>certification</strong> criterion applies more<br />
directly to specialties that predominantly treat children. For other specialties, this<br />
criterion would add unnecessary cost and complexity to many HIT products that they<br />
would use. Many commenters suggested that a growth chart component should not be<br />
required for EHR technology designed for an inpatient setting, as it is not feasible to track<br />
this data in a meaningful way over a long enough period <strong>of</strong> time in an inpatient setting<br />
(which is typically <strong>of</strong> a short and infrequent duration). A couple <strong>of</strong> commenters<br />
suggested that non-traditional forms <strong>of</strong> growth charts should be accepted. One<br />
commenter suggested that the <strong>certification</strong> criterion establish a baseline, but should not<br />
limit the expansion <strong>of</strong> this capability to other ages. Other commenters made specific<br />
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