Lab Results Data Exchange

Configuring RPMS-EHR for Meaningful Use

Resource Patient Management System

Presenters:

Amy Groom, MPHIHS Immunization Program Manager

Lab Results Data Exchange

MU Objective

“Capability to submit electronic data on reportable (as required by state or local law) lab results to public health agencies and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice.”

- 42 CFR Part 495.6,(g)(9)(i)

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Applicability

• Eligible Hospitals• Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)

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Training Objectives

• Perform at least one test of certified EHR technology’s capacity to provide electronic submissions of reportable lab results to public health agencies and follow-up submissions if the test is successful.

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MU Measure

Type of Measure: Attestation

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Threshold Performed at least one test of certified EHR technology's capacity to provide electronic submission of reportable lab results to public health agencies and follow-up submission if the test is successful (unless none of the public health agencies to which eligible hospital or CAH submits such information have the capacity to receive the information electronically).

• Public Health Agency = IHS Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention

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RPMS Reporting Logic

Measure Inclusions:COUNT: eligible hospitals and CAHs that perform at

least one test of the certified EHR technology’s capacity to submit electronic data on reportable lab results to public health agencies during the EHR reporting period.

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RPMS Reporting Logic

Measure Exclusion:• Where no public health agency exists that has the

capacity to receive lab results electronically during the EHR reporting period, a hospital or CAH may be excluded from this measure and will have to attest to this in separate documentation to CMS.

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Lab Reporting

• Install PCC Reports (APCL) Version 3.0 Patch 27– Regular data exports sent to the IHS Division of

Epidemiology and Disease Prevention (DEDP)• Sign up to receive an e-mail export file receipt

notification• A copy of the e-mail confirmation export file

receipt will serve as the attestation of this measure for MU

To Set up Email Notification• Find the Area - Service Unit - Facility (ASUFAC) code for your site at:

http://www.ihs.gov/scb//index.cfm?module=W_FACILITY&option=list&num=38&newquery=1 (in the column titled ‘code’).

• Prepare an e-mail to the IHS Help Desk (support@ihs.gov) with the subject line:“Flu Illness and Lab Reporting System - export file receipt.”

• Include in the body of the message: "Helpdesk - this request should be routed to the ILI Contact Request

Support personnel. Please add the e-mail address(es): [list e-mail address(es)]to the list of users who automatically receive an e-mail after an export file is sent to the IHS Data Integration Service. I am requesting export file receipt notifications for the site [site name here] with ASUFAC code [ASUFAC code here].”

• Send the e-mail message.

Questions & Discussion

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