Meaningful Use – Educational Material

For a general overview of Meaningful Use criteria, please download the following:

25 Meaningful Use Objectives – Criteria and Exclusions

Meaningful Use Objectives – Core Set Diagram

For eligible professionals, there are a total of 25 meaningful use objectives. To qualify for an incentive payment, 20 of these 25 objectives must be met, including:

• 15 required core objectives
• 5 menu set objectives that may be chosen from a list of 10

Core Set – Meaningful Use Measures – Step by Step Protocols

1. Computerized Provider Order Entry
2. Implement drug drug and drug allergy
3. Maintain an Up-to-Date Problem List
4. Generate and Transmit Permissable Prescriptions
5. Maintain an Active Medication List
6. Maintain an Active Medication Allergy List
7. Record Demographics
8. Record and Chart Vital Signs
9. Record Smoking Status
10. Report Ambulatory Quality Measures
11. One Clinical Decision Support Rule
12. Provide Patients With an Electronic Copy of Health Information
13. Clinical Summaries Provided to Patients for All Office Visits
14. Exchange Key Clinical Information
15. Protect electronic health information created or maintained by the certified EHR technology through the implementation of appropriate technical capabilities.

Menu Set – Meaningful Use Measures – Step by Step Protocols

1. Implement Drug Formulary
2. Structured Lab Results
3. Generate a List of Patients
4. Send Patient Reminders
5. Provide patients with timely electronic access
6. Provide Access to Patient Specific Education
7. Medication Reconciliation
8. Summary of Care Record with Transition of Care
9. Submit to Immunization Registries
10. Submit Electronic Syndromic Surveillance

 Clinical Quality Measures – Library

• Quality Measures – Step by Step Introduction
• CQM Webinar – PowerPoint Slides
• 0001 Asthma Assessment
• 0002 Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis
• 0004 Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment_a_b
• 0012 Prenatal Care_Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• 0013 Hypertension_Blood Pressure Management
• 0014 Prenatal Care_Anti-D Immunoglobulin
• 0018 Controlling High Blood Pressure
• 0024 Weight Assessment Children
• 0027_Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation_Medical Assistance
• 0028ab Smoking Assessment
• 0031 Breast Cancer Screening
• 0032 Cervical Cancer Screening
• 0033 Chlamydia Screening for Women
• 0034 Colorectal Cancer
• 0036 Use of Appropriate Medications of Asthma
• 0038 Childhood Immunization Status
• 0041 Preventive Care and Screening
• 0043 Pneumonia 65 YO
• 0047 Asthma Pharmacologic Therapy
• 0052 Low Back Pain_Use of Imaging Studies
• 0055 Diabetes_Eye Exam
• 0056 Diabetes_Foot Exam
• 0059 Diabetes_HbA1c Control Poor Control
• 0061 Diabetes_Blood Pressure Management
• 0062 Diabetes_Urine Screening
• 0064 Diabetes_LDL Management and Control
• 0067 Oral Antiplatelet Therapy Prescribed for Patient with CAD
• 0068 Ischemic Vascular Disease_IVD_Use of Aspirin or another Antithrombotic
• 0070 Coronary Artery Disease Beta Blocker Therapy for CAD with Prior MI
• 0073 Ischemic Vascular Disease_IVD_Blood Pressure Management
• 0074 Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Drug Therapy for Lowering LDL-Cholesterol
• 0075 Ischemic Vascular Disease_Complete Lipid Panel and LDL Control
• 0081 Heart Failure_Angiotension Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotension Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
• 0083 Beta Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
• 0084 Heart Failure Warfarin Therapy Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
• 0086 Primary Open Angle Glaucoma_Optic Nerve Evaluation
• 0088 Diabetes Retinopathy_Documentation
• 0089 Diabetes Retinopathy_Communication
• 0105 Anti depressant medication management
• 0385 Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer Patients
• 0387 Hormonal Therapy for Stage IC_IIIC ER_PR Positive Breast Cancer
• 0389 Prostate Cancer_Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
• 0421 Adult Weight Screening and Follow Up
• 0575 Diabetes_HbA1c Control less than 8 percent

CMS EHR Certification ID is: 30000004TQQGMEAQ