2014 - PCMH5A

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The practice has a documented process for and demonstrates that it:

5.A.1 Tracks lab tests until results are available, flagging and following up on overdue results. (CRITICAL FACTOR)

PCC EHR users can receive auto credit for this factor

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
Document describing how to track lab tests in PCC EHR	Tracking lab tests in PCC EHR	PCC	07/07/14
Written Policy	Printed Policy (written orders)	PCC Client	05/23/13
EHR Examples	Screenshots and Lab Request	PCC Client	05/23/13

5.A.2 Tracks imaging tests until results are available, flagging and following up on overdue results. (CRITICAL FACTOR)

PCC EHR users can receive auto credit for this factor

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
Document describing how to track imaging tests in PCC EHR	Tracking imaging tests in PCC EHR	PCC	07/07/14
Printed Sample Policy	Sample Policy (written orders)	PCC Client	05/23/13
Printed Sample Policy 2	Sample Policy	PCC Client	05/23/13
EHR View	Screenshots	PCC Client	05/23/13

5.A.3 Flags abnormal lab results, bringing them to the attention of the clinician.

PCC EHR users can receive auto credit for this factor

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
Document describing how abnormal lab results are flagged in PCC EHR	Flagging abnormal lab results in PCC EHR	PCC	07/07/14
EHR Views with Abnormals Highlighted	Screenshots	PCC EHR	05/23/13

5.A.4 Flags abnormal imaging results, bringing them to the attention of the clinician.

PCC EHR users can receive auto credit for this factor

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
Document describing how abnormal imaging results are flagged in PCC EHR	Flagging abnormal imaging results in PCC EHR	PCC	07/07/14

5.A.5 Notifies patients/families of normal and abnormal lab and imaging test results.

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
Document describing how to use message tasks to notify patients/families of lab and imaging test results	Notifying patients/families of lab/imaging results	PCC	07/07/14
Various EHR Views in Flow order	Screenshots	PCC EHR	05/23/13

5.A.6 Follows up with the inpatient facility about newborn hearing and newborn blood-spot screening (NA for adults).

NCQA will require a documented process and evidence showing how the process is met, such as a report or a log or examples (to receive credit for the factor the practice must show evidence across patients not just a single example).

5.A.7 More than 30 percent of laboratory orders are electronically recorded in the patient record.

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
Document describing how PCC EHR electronically communicates with labs	Electronically communicating with labs in PCC EHR	PCC	07/07/14
PCC EHR electronically communicates with labs and retrieves results.	Description of how PCC EHR Electronically communicates with labs and retrieves results	PCC EHR	03/25/13

5.A.8 More than 30 percent of radiology orders are electronically recorded in the patient record.

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added

5.A.9 Electronically incorporates more than 55 percent of all clinical lab test results into structured fields in medical record.

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
This is reported in the PCC EHR MU report. Look for the "Incorporates Lab Test Results as Structured Data" measure		PCC EHR

5.A.10 More than 10 percent of scans and tests that result in an image are accessible electronically.

Description	Example/Screenshot/Documentation	Source	Date Added
Document describing how to import scanned documents including test results into PCC EHR and how these documents are archived	Scanning documents with test results into PCC EHR	PCC	07/07/14