Menu Measure 6
Patient-Specific Education Resources
Objective:
Use certified EHR technology to identify patient-specific education resources and provide those resources to the patient if appropriate.
Measure:
More than 10 percent of all unique patients seen by the eligible professional are provided patient-specific education resources.
CMS Resources
The following resource is available to help you meet the Patient-Specific Educational Resources meaningful use menu measure:
- EHR Meaningful Use Specification Sheet for Eligible Professionals – Menu Measure 6 of 10 [PDF - 123k]
Related CMS EHR Incentive Program Frequently Asked Questions
National Learning Consortium Resources
The following resources are examples of tools that are used in the field today to provide patient-specific education resources. These tools have been recommended by "boots-on-the-ground" professionals for use by others who have made the commitment to implement or upgrade to certified EHR systems.
Learn more about The National Learning Consortium.
Reference in this web site to any specific resources, tools, products, process, service, manufacturer, or company does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by the U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
| National Learning Consortium Resources | ||
|---|---|---|
| Resource Name | Description | Source |
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MedlinePlus Connect |
Online, free service allows health organizations and health IT providers to link patient portals and EHR systems to MedlinePlus, an authoritative up-to-date health information resource for patients, families, and health care providers. |
U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
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Providing Patients with Patient-Specific Education Resources [DOCX - 917 kb] |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and tips related to Menu Measure 6: Patient-Specific Education Resources |
Health Information Technology Resource Center (HITRC) |
Related CMS EHR Incentive Program Frequently Asked Questions
- #2907 - To meet the meaningful use objective "use certified EHR technology to identify patient-specific resources and provide those resources to the patient," does the certified EHR have to generate the education resources or can the EHR simply alert the provider of available resources?
- #3307 - How does an EP determine whether a patient has been "seen by the EP" in cases where the service rendered does not result in an actual interaction between the patient and the EP, but minimal consultative services such as just reading an EKG? Is a patient seen via telemedicine included in the denominator for measures that include patients "seen by the EP"?
- #3309 - When a patient is only seen by a member of the EP's clinical staff during the EHR reporting period and not by the EP themselves, do those patients count in the EP's denominator?
- #2813 - What do the numerators and denominators mean in measures that are required to demonstrate meaningful use?
- #2765 - For EPs who see patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and where certified EHR technology is available at each location, should these EPs base their denominators for meaningful use objectives on the number of unique patients in only the outpatient setting or on the total number of unique patients from both settings?
- #3065 - Should patient encounters in an ambulatory surgical center be included in the denominator for calculating that at least 50 percent or more of an EP's patient encounters during the reporting period occurred at practices/locations equipped with certified EHR technology?
- #3077 - If an EP sees a patient in a setting that does not have certified EHR technology but enters all of the patient’s information into certified EHR technology at another practice location, can the patient be counted in the numerators and denominators of meaningful use measures?
- #2903 - How should EPs select menu objectives?
For additional questions around meaningful use, visit the CMS EHR Incentive Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
