MU Stage1 Final Rule - Electronic Copy of Discharge Information (EH/CAH)

SECTION #  Section 170.306(e)—Electronic Copy of Discharge Information

MU OBJECTIVE

Provide patients with an electronic copy of their discharge instructions at time of discharge, upon request

MU STAGE 1 MEASURE More than 50% of all patients who are discharged from an eligible hospital or CAH’s inpatient department or emergency department (POS 21 or 23) and who request an electronic copy of their discharge instructions are provided it

CERTIFICATION CRITERION Final Rule Text: §170.306(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.

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TEST CRITERIA # §170.306(e) http://healthcare.nist.gov/docs/170.306.e_ElectronicCopyofDischargeInstructions_v1.1.pdf

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DEVELOPMENT STATUS The real time extraction of a CCR that can be done thanks to the CCR-CCD project will help a great deal with this. Health Summary documents that are part of VistA can help with this as well. The Discharge summary is not currently part of the CCR but it might be adapted to extract that as a "Comment" if desired.

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