Objective: Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive/follow-up care.

Measure: More than 20% of all patients 65 years or older or 5 years old or younger were sent an appropriate reminder during the EHR reporting period.

Exclusion: If an EP has no patients 65 years old or older or 5 years old or younger with records maintained using certified EHR technology that EP is excluded from this requirement. EPs must select NO next to the appropriate exclusion, then click the APPLY button in order to attest to the exclusion.

Denominator: The number of unique patients seen in a face-to-face encounter during the reporting period who are age 65 or older or age 5 years and younger.

Numerator: The number of patients in the denominator who were provided an appropriate reminder during the reporting period using the appropriate SOAPware workflow.

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: Patient Reminders

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