| Topic | Update Highlights |
| Front Matter (Audit Section) | Evidence of implementation submitted for an audit, including reporting data, must be recent to the time of the audit. |
| Front Matter | Added a section addressing conflicts with regulatory requirements. This applies to all Recognition products. |
| CM 04 | Added: “The care plan needs to be written in a health literacy level accessible to the patient (not medical jargon or billing codes).” Also added – “Note: After-visit summaries may only be used if it contains plain language and shows patient involvement in the creation of the plan.” |
| KM 06 | Removed “pronouns” and added “language” in the guidance section as examples that may not be submitted for “other aspects of health”. |
| KM 09 | Added clarification on evidence: “Practices are to submit a report that is broken down by numerator/denominator and percentages for each category. For example, Black or African American = 400/1000 (40%); Asian = 300/1000 (30%), etc.” |
| PM 20 | New criterion – Person-Driven Outcomes Approach: Monitoring and Follow-Up |
PCSP 2019