PROBLEM
Columbus Regional Health, like all eligible hospitals in the U.S., sought an efficient solution to meet certain federal requirements for Stage 2 Meaningful Use, which requires eligible providers, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals who transition or refer a patient to another setting of care or provider of care to provide an electronic summary of care (Transitions of Care, or Continuity of Care) document. This exchange of summary document must be sent regardless of which EHR the “next in line” provider uses.
Previously, Columbus Regional Health would have had to review within their EHR system every qualifying discharged patient and pull up their summary of care. They would then have to manually send it to that patient’s primary care physician for follow-up care. It was an inefficient and time consuming process.
SOLUTION
Additionally, IHIE sends a monthly report to CRH that captures the CCD delivery rate, which serves to validate that they are meeting the requirements of this particular Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements and is done because it’s just good for patient care.