Objective: Record all of the following demographics:

(a) Preferred language

(b) Gender/Sex

(c) Race

(d) Ethnicity

(e) Date of birth

Measure: More than 50% of all unique patients seen by the eligible provider must have demographics recorded as structured data.

Exclusion: No exclusion.

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

Numerator: Number of patients in the denominator who have all the elements of demographics (or a specific exclusion if the patient declined to provide one or more elements or if recording an element is contrary to state law) recorded as structured data.

Threshold: The resulting percentage must be more than 50%.

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: Record Demographics

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