Of all patient encounters within the past month that used an electronic health record (EHR) with electronic data interchange (EDI) where a prescribing event occurred, how many used EDI for the prescribing event.
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
Number of encounters using an electronic health record (EHR) with EDI, where EDI was used for a prescribing event.
DenominatorAll patient encounters where medication prescribing occurred
Exclusions1. controlled substance(s) requiring non-EDI prescription are printed, or
2. prescriptions are printed due to patient preference for non-EDI prescription and indicated in a structured and auditable format, or
3. no prescriptions are generated during the encounter, or
4. the receiving-end of EDI transmission is inoperable and unable to receive EDI transmission at the time of prescribing.Testing Data Sources
- Measure StructureNon Condition SpecificNational Quality Strategy PrioritiesPatient Safety
- Risk Adjustment
- Current or planned use(s)
- Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Care Coordination Project 2013-2014Initial EndorsementEndorsement StatusLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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