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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
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
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
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
5.A.5 Notifies patients/families of normal and abnormal lab and imaging test results.
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.
5.A.8 More than 30 percent of radiology orders are electronically recorded in the patient record.
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5.A.9 Electronically incorporates more than 55 percent of all clinical lab test results into structured fields in medical record.
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| This is reported in the PCC EHR MU report. Look for the "Incorporates Lab Test Results as Structured Data" measure
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5.A.10 More than 10 percent of scans and tests that result in an image are accessible electronically.
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| Document describing how to import scanned documents including test results into PCC EHR and how these documents are archived
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Scanning documents with test results into PCC EHR
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07/07/14
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