Patient Reminders

1. Configuring RPMS-EHR for Meaningful Use Resource Patient Management System Patient Reminders

2. Presenters: Chris Lamer, PharmD, MHS Nashville Area Office Tiffany Stack IHS/OIT Business Systems Analyst, Meaningful Use Team Patient Reminders

3. Menu Set MU Objective “Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive/follow-up care.” - 42 CFR Part 495.6,(e)(4)(i) Patient Reminders

4. Applicability • Eligible Professionals (EP) Patient Reminders

5. Training Objectives • Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive/follow-up care. Patient Reminders

6. MU Measure Type of Measure: Rate Patient Reminders

7. Threshold More than 20% of all unique patients 65 years old or older or 5 years old or younger were sent an appropriate reminder during the EHR reporting period. Patient Reminders

8. RPMS Reporting Logic Denominator Inclusions: COUNT: each patient HAVING: an active health record at the beginning of the EHR reporting period AND HAVING: no date of death recorded at the beginning of the EHR reporting period HAVING: age of 5 years old and younger at the beginning of the EHR reporting period OR HAVING: age of 65 years old and older at the beginning of the EHR reporting period Patient Reminders

9. RPMS Reporting Logic Numerator Inclusions: COUNT: Count each patient in the denominator HAVING: one or more Patient Wellness Handouts generated during the EHR reporting period Patient Reminders

10. RPMS Reporting Logic Measure Exclusion: • The EP is excluded from this measure if the facility does not have any patients in the database who are: • 5 years old or younger • 65 years old or older Patient Reminders

11. Configure RPMS Follow the configuration for Clinical Summaries. Patient Reminders

12. Evidence of Functionality Patient Reminders

13. How-to SessionQuestions & Discussion Patient Reminders