The denominator is determined by the number of new patient encounters that are designated as a Transition of Care or Referral in the appointment window.
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The numerator is determined by the import and data reconciliation of C-CDA information for the transition of care and referral patients.
Description
For at least one electronic summary of care record received for patient encounters during the performance period for which a MIPS eligible clinician was the receiving party of a transition of care or referral, or for patient encounters during the performance period in which the MIPS eligible clinician has never before encountered the patient, the MIPS eligible clinician conducts clinical information reconciliation for medication, medication allergy, and current problem list.
Numerator - The number of electronic summary of care records in the denominator for which clinical information reconciliation is completed using CEHRT for the following three clinical information sets: (1) Medication – Review of the patient’s medication, including the name, dosage, frequency, and route of each medication; (2) Medication allergy – Review of the patient’s known medication allergies; and (3) Current Problem List – Review of the patient’s current and active diagnoses.
Denominator - Number of electronic summary of care records received using CEHRT for patient encounters during the performance period for which a MIPS eligible clinician was the receiving party of a transition of care or referral, and for patient encounters during the performance period in which the MIPS eligible clinician has never before encountered the patient.
Exclusions
Any MIPS eligible clinician who receives transitions of care or referrals or has patient encounters in which the MIPS eligible clinician has never before encountered the patient fewer than 100 times during the performance period.
Definition of Terms & Additional Information
Transition of Care – The movement of a patient from one setting of care (hospital, ambulatory primary care practice, ambulatory, specialty care practice, long-term care, home health, rehabilitation facility) to another. At a minimum this includes all transitions of care and referrals that are ordered by the MIPS eligible clinician.
Referral – Cases where one provider refers a patient to another, but the referring provider maintains his or her care of the patient as well.
Current problem lists – At a minimum a list of current and active diagnoses.
Active/current medication list – A list of medications that a given patient is currently taking.
Active/current medication allergy list – A list of medications to which a given patient has known allergies.
Allergy – An exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not harmful.
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