Define meaningful use and the 15 mandatory criteria
What will be an ideal response?
Meaningful use of electronic health records is defined by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONCHIT). It refers to meeting 15 required criteria and an additional 5 out of 10 other criteria. The following 15 criteria are mandatory and must be included:
a. Patient demographics (race, gender, date of birth, preferred language)
b. Vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure, body mass index, and for children, growth)
c. Up-to-date problem lists
d. Active medication lists
e. Active medication allergy lists
f. A patient's smoking status
g. A summary of a visit, to be provided to a patient who requests it, within 3 days
h. Electronic health information, to be provided to a patient who requests it, within 3 days
i. The ability to generate electronic prescriptions
j. The ability to use computerized physician order entry (for medications)
k. The capacity to perform drug/drug and drug/allergy interaction tests
l. The ability to send and receive information electronically
m. One clinical decision-support rule
n. Protection of the privacy and security of patient information
o. Report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the state
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