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Valid for Measure Submission

The Ability to use Health Information Technology to Perform Care Management at the Point of Care

  • Documents the extent to which a provider uses a certified/qualified electronic health record (EHR) system capable of enhancing care management at the point of care. To qualify, the facility must have implemented processes within their EHR for disease management that incorporate the principles of care management at the point of care which include:
    a. The ability to identify specific patients by diagnosis or medication use
    b. The capacity to present alerts to the clinician for disease management, preventive services and wellness

    CBE ID
    0490

The percentage of patients assigned female at birth ages 15-44 who were asked the Self-Identified Need for Contraception (SINC) question with a recorded response, among patients with a qualifying encounter. (Contraceptive Care Screening eCQM)

  • Percentage of patients assigned female at birth and ages 15-44 who were asked if they wanted to talk about contraception or pregnancy prevention and had their response recorded during the measurement period (which is a calendar year), among patients with a qualifying encounter; to focus on the population of non-postpartum women, the measure excludes those individuals who had a live birth making them eligible for postpartum contraceptive services, and also excludes those who are anatomically infecund or  have had female sterilization from the denominator.

    CBE ID
    4655e