Sep
6
Written by:
Kaili
9/6/2011 8:33 AM
Kicking off our Meaningful Use Breakdown series we will be deconstructing the first core measure, CPOE (Computer Provider Order Entry). The first measure is a the set of 15 core required measures for Eligible Professionals (EP) to show that they are meeting Meaningful Use.
The CPOE measure checks to see that all unique patients (any patient seen more than once during the 90 day reporting period is to be counted only once in the denominator), more than 30% of those unique patients seen have at least one medication that was ordered using CPOE.
Using a CPOE in an EMR is most commonly used with the eRx module. The Practice Expert EMR has this ability using the eRx module within the EMR. In attesting for this measure it's based off of your patients data and reported by a numerator/denominator or if you have an exclusion to this measure.
- Numerator = The number of unique patients that have at least one medication ordered using CPOE.
- Denominator = The number of unique patients seen during the 90 day reporting period that have at least one medication in their medication list.
- Exclusion = If less than 100 prescriptions are written during the 90 day reporting period.
- Note: Write in the exclusion box the amount of the prescriptions written during the 90 day reporting period.
CPOE Example: As an Eligible Professional, I see 400 unique patients during the 90 day reporting period out of those 400 unique patients I prescribe 140 of those patients at least 1 medication with CPOE.
Attestation Data:
140/400 = 35%
Questions on CPOE, ask me or anything else on EMR's and/or Meaningful Use, and for more help or understanding about Meaningful Use contact me your Meaningful Use consultant.
Coming up next in the Meaningful Use Breakdown series we will cover core measure two, Drug Interaction Checks.