This lesson will demonstrate the steps necessary to meet the Meaningful Use requirement for Medication Reconciliation.  When the eligible provider receives a patient from another setting or provider of care, they should reconcile the patient's medications list.

Measure: NQF 0024 (Alternate Core)

Measure Title: Weight Assessment and Counseling for Children and Adolescents

Measurement Description: The percentage of patients 2-17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a PCP or OB/GYN and who had evidence of BMI percentile documentation, counseling for nutrition and counseling for physical activity during the measurement year.

Measure:  NQF 0028b (Core Measure)

Measure Title:  Preventative Care and Screening Measure Pair: b. Tobacco Cessation Intervention

Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older identified as tobacco users within the past 24 months who received cessation intervention.

Measure:  NQF 0013 (Core Measurement)

Measure Title:  Hypertension: Blood Pressure Measurement

Measure Description:  Percentage of patient visits for patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of hypertension who have been seen for at least 2 office visits, with blood pressure (BP) recorded.

State health registries require specific information in the immunization files that are submitted including the facility name and the facility ID, which is assigned by the registry.  Prior to following the steps below, contact your registry to obtain your facility ID. To make sure that the registry name and facility name are included in the immunization file, follow the Step 1 to setup registries.  The other steps of this lesson will explain how to complete patient-specific immunization items, document immunizations, and export an immunization record.  You will need to check with your registry to determine the best method for submitting the exported record.