Objective: Record patient family health history as structured data.

Measure: More than 20% of all unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period have a structured data entry for one or more first-degree relatives.

Exclusion: Any EP who has no office visits  during the EHR reporting period.

Denominator: Number of unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period.

Numerator: The number of patients in the denominator with a structured data entry for one or more first-degree relatives.

Theshhold:  The resulting percentage must be more than 20 percent in order to meet this measure.

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: Family Health History

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