Summary overview of meaningful use objectives - Menu set

In addition to the core elements, the rule creates a secondgroup: a menu of 10 additional tasks, from which providers canchoose any five to implement in 2011–2012. This gives providerslatitude to pick their own path toward full EHR implementationand meaningful use.

Objective: Implement drug formulary checks

Measure: Drug formulary check system is implemented and has access to at least one internal or external drug formulary for the entire reporting period

Objective: Incorporate clinical laboratory test results into EHRs as structured data

Measure: More than 40 percent of clinical laboratory test results whose results are in positive/negative or numerical format are incorporated into EHRs as structured data

Objective: Generate lists of patients by specific conditions to use for quality improvement, reduction of disparities, research or outreach

Measure: Generate at least one listing of patients with specific condition

Objective: Use EHR technology to identify patient-specific education resources and provide to the patient as appropriate

Measure: More than 10 percent of patients are provided patient-specific education resources

Objective: Perform medical reconciliation between care settings

Measure: Medication reconciliation is performed for more than 50 percent of transitions of care

Objective: Provide summary of care record for patients referred or transitioned to another provider or setting

Measure: Summary of care record is provided for more than 50 percent of patient transitions or referrals

Objective: Submit electronic immunization data to immunization registries or immunization information systems

Measure: Perform at least one test of data submission and follow-up submission (where registries can accept electronic submission)

Objective: Submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies

Measure: Perform at least one test of data submission and follow-up submission (where public health agencies can accept electronic submission)

Additional choices for hospitals and critical access hospitals

Objective: Record advance directives for patients 65 years of age or older

Measure: More than 50 percent of patients 65 years of age or older gave an indication of an advance directive status recorded

Objective: Submit of electronic data on reportable laboratory results to public health agencies

Measure: Perform at least one test of data submission and follow-up submission (where public health agencies can accept electronic data)

Additional choices for eligible professionals

Objective: Send reminders to patients (per patient preference) for preventative and follow-up care.

Measure: More than 20 percent of patients 65 years of age or older or five years if age or younger are sent appropriate reminders

Objective: Provide patients with timely electronic access to their health information (including laboratory results, problem list, medication lists, medication allergies)

Measure: More than 10 percent of patients are provided electronic access to information within four days of it being updated in the EHR.