Transition of Care Measures for Stage 2 MU

Guidance and Training on Transition of Care Measures

ONC releases document prepared for them on supporting meaningful use stage 2 transition of care measures. The document is guidance for health information exchange organizations and health information service providers on supporting the objectives’ measure 2 in stage 2.

The introduction of the document states:

On behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator, Audacious Inquiry has prepared “Key Considerations for Health Information Organizations Supporting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Transition of Care Measures.” The purpose of this document is to provide Health Information Exchange Organizations (HIOs) and health information service providers (HISPs) with expanded advice on how to support the Transitions of Care measure 2, which requires 10% of referrals by eligible providers/hospitals to be sent electronically. Built into the document are expectations about what CMS will require if an eligible provider is audited. While CMS will issue formal audit guidelines later in the year, planning now to meet these requirements is crucial. We encourage you to utilize this guidance in conjunction with the Transitions of Care Interoperability Training Module on healthit.gov.

Report: Transition of Care Measures for Stage 2 Meaningful Use: Key Considerations for Health Information Organizations Supporting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Transition of Care Measures, April 26, 2013. Prepared for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology by Audacious Inquiry, LLC.

Stage 2 EP Core Objective #15: The EP who transitions their patient to another setting of care or provider of care or refers their patient to another provider of care should provide summary care record for each transition of care or referral. CMS Fact sheet on Objective 15.

Measure 2 – The EP who transitions or refers their patient to another setting of care or provider of care provides a summary of care record for more than 10 percent of such transitions and referrals either (a) electronically transmitted using CEHRT to a recipient or (b) where the recipient receives the summary of care record via exchange facilitated by an organization that is a NwHIN Exchange participant or in a manner that is consistent with the governance mechanism ONC establishes for the NwHIN.

Stage 2 Hospital Core Objective #12: The eligible hospital or CAH who transitions their patient to another setting of care or provider of care or refers their patient to another provider of care provides a summary care record for each transition of care or referral. CMS Fact sheet on Objective 12.

Measure 2 – The eligible hospital or CAH that transitions or refers their patient to another setting of care or provider of care provides a summary of care record for more than 10 percent of such transitions and referrals either (a) electronically transmitted using CEHRT to a recipient or (b) where the recipient receives the summary of care record via exchange facilitated by an organization that is a NwHIN Exchange participant or in a manner that is consistent with the governance mechanism ONC establishes for the nationwide health information network.

Interoperability and Transitions of Care Training Course – The goal of this course is to demonstrate how to apply Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 interoperability standards for transitions of care and medication (clinical information) reconciliation. Learn more and take this course.