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1.29.2015 Meaningful Use of Health IT What must POs report for e-measures, and how are these measures reported? Which providers should be included in reporting for the two e-measures?

The MUHIT domain comprises three rates, the first is the percent of providers who have attested to the national or state Meaningful Use EHR Incentive programs, and the second two are e-measures. To receive credit, POs must report:

  • A .csv file with a list of the PO’s providers’ national provider identifiers (NPIs). Instructions on file requirements were sent on January 7, 2015, and were discussed on the January 14–15 Webinars.
  • The two e-measures, Controlling High Blood Pressure and Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-Up Plan.
    • For self-reporting POs, these measures are reported via the PO Clinical File Layout (http://iha.org/manuals_operations_2014.html). There is a separate file layout provided for non-self-reporting PO submission.
    • For each measure, two metrics are collected:
      • The percentage of providers who can report the e-measure.
      • The aggregated numerator and denominator, for providers who can report the e-measure.

To calculate, pull the numerators and denominators from the EHR systems of all providers who can report the measures; specifications are programmed in the certified EHR systems of providers who can report. Refer to pp 150–152 of the MY 2014 P4P Manual, released December 1, 2014.

You should use the same definition of PCP as outlined in the NPI data file specification instructions. Providers in your denominator should include employed and contracted PCPs (MD or DO) in the following specialties: Family/General Practice, Internal Medicine and Pediatrician/Adolescent Medicine. As with the NPI file submission, POs have the option of excluding providers who were with the PO for less than six months of the measurement year. 

ALL 2014