Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission EHR & MU for HIM Professionals Resource Patient Management System
Presenters: Angela Kihega, RHIT Oklahoma City Area HIM Consultant Kelly Stewart, MS, RHIA IHS HIM Consultant (A) Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission
Training Objectives Understand the MU objective and measure. Recognize authorized use and disclosure of PHI. Review required Data Use Agreements. Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission
Measure and Objective Capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice. Perform at least one test of certified EHR technology’s capacity to provide electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and follow-up submissions if the test is successful. Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission
MU Measure Type of Measure: Attestation Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission
RPMS Reporting Logic Measure Inclusions: COUNT: eligible providers HAVING: performed at least one test of the certified EHR technology’s capacity to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies during the EHR reporting period AND HAVING: performed follow-up submission if the test was successful during the EHR reporting period Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission
RPMS Reporting Logic Measure Exclusion: EPs who do not collect any reportable syndromic surveillance information on patients during the EHR reporting period are excluded from this measure. Where no public health agency exists that has the capacity to receive information electronically during the EHR reporting period, the provider may be excluded from this measure and will have to attest to this in separate documentation to CMS. Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission
What HIM Needs to Know Rules and Regulations that allow us to disclose information (HIPAA, PA, Routine Uses) – Immunizations – Syndromic Surveillance Information – Public Health Reporting Required Accounting of Disclosures Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission
Policy and Procedure Review Clinical Lab Test Results
Questions & Discussion Syndromic Surveillance Data Submission