Preventive Care

Measure Criteria

Objective: Use clinically relevant information to identify patients who should receive reminders for preventive/follow-up care and send these patients the reminders, per patient preference.

Measure: More than 10% of all unique patients who have had 2 or more office visits with the EP within the 24 months before the beginning of the EHR reporting period were sent a reminder, per patient preference when available.

Exclusion: Any EP who has had no office visits in the 24 months before the EHR reporting period.

Measure Calculations

Denominator: Number of unique patients who have had two or more office visits with the EP in the 24 months prior to the beginning of the EHR reporting period.

Numerator: Number of patients in the denominator who were sent a reminder per patient preference when available during the EHR reporting period.

Threshold: The resulting percentage must be more than 10 percent in order for an EP to meet this measure.

CMS Resources

For more detailed information on this measure, please click on the reference link below. This CMS documentation includes information on exclusions, attestation requirements, a definition of terms, and important additional information.

Reference CMS: Preventive Care

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