Automated measure calculation (MU3))

Automated Measure Calculation MU3

Regulation Text

§ 170.315 (g)(2) Automated measure calculation

For each Promoting Interoperability Programs percentage-based measure that is supported by a capability included in a technology, record the numerator and denominator and create a report including the numerator, denominator, and resulting percentage associated with each applicable measure.

External Link - ONC Certification Guide and Testing Requirements

Additional Requirements Information

Health IT Modules that are ambulatory systems only must use the ambulatory test data and test at least one of the two calculation methods: 1) Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program; or 2) MIPS Promoting Interoperability performance category (TIN/NPI). ... Health IT Modules that test for the MIPS Promoting Interoperability performance category calculation methods must test for both the EC individual and EC Group calculation methods.

Resources

Each year the measures required by CMS change for interoperability requirements. The most update to date measures that can be found programatically currently can be found here: Github QPP Measures Data. Note that the Medicaid Interoperability incentives were discontinued in 2019 and currently only MIPS is eligible. Note that CMS is piloting a new type of MIPS that is based upon one's specialty (certain providers will need to check on [1] for the most up to date information on their requirements.

Time Analysis

Requirements are currently being analyzed.

This table was adapted from the File:ONC 2015 RequirementsMatrix MasterTable.pdf and aligned with the most recent OpenEMR MU3 analysis in 2022.

AMC Required Tests Matrix

ONC 2015 EHR Test and CMS programs	Certification Criteria that Directly Correlate with Utilization Expected by Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Programs or MIPS Promoting Interoperability performance category Percentage Based Measures	Comments, Additional Certification Criteria	OpenEMR Comments	MIPS Objective
Required Test 1 – ePrescribing Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Programs MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category	§170.315(b)(3) Electronic Prescribing §170.315(a)(10) Drug- Formulary and Preferred Drug List Checks		(b)(3) not supported currently reviewing to determine if we will certify against this criteria during the 2nd half of the year by using an eligible e-prescribe module such as WENO (a)(10) not supported	Electronic Prescribing
Required Test 2a, b, or c – Patient Electronic Access Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Programs MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category	§170.315(e)(1) View, Download, and Transmit to 3rd Party §170.315(g)(8) Application Access – Data Category Request §170.315(g)(9) Application Access – All Data Request §170.315 (g)(10) Standardized API for patient and population services		(e)(1) not supported Currently being reviewed to see if we add e1 support (g)(8),(g)(9),(g)(10) supported. Documentation will be required to show we only support half of the MIPS requirement and explanation of how to collect the other part of this requirement (unless e1 support is added).	Provider to Patient Exchange
Required Test 3 – Patient Education Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program	§170.315(a)(13) Patient-Specific Education Resources		(a)(13) not supported
Required Test 4a, b, or c – View, Download, Transmit Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program	§170.315(e)(1) View, Download, and Transmit to 3rd Party §170.315(g)(8) Application Access – Data Category Request §170.315(g)(9) Application access – All Data Request §170.315 (g)(10) Standardized API for Patient and Population Services	(e)(1) not supported Currently being reviewed to see if we add e1 support (g)(8),(g)(9),(g)(10) supported. Documentation will be required to show we only support half of the MIPS requirement and explanation of how to collect the other part of this requirement (unless e1 support is added).		Provider to Patient Exchange
Required Test 5 – Secure Messaging Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program	§170.315(e)(2) Secure Messaging		(e)(2) not supported, no longer eligible for certification in 2022
Required Test 6 – Patient Generated Health Data Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program	§170.315(e)(3) Patient Health Information Capture		(e)(3) is certified through self-attestation
Required Test 7 – Transitions of Care Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Programs MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category	§170.315(b)(1) Transitions of Care		(b)(1) supported	Health Information Exchange
Required Test 8 – Receive and Incorporate	§170.315(b)(2) Clinical Information Reconciliation and Incorporation	§170.315(b)(1) Transitions of Care – receive, display, and incorporate summary care records may support electronic receipt of transitions of care/referral summaries	(b)(2) not supported currently reviewing to determine if we will certify against this criteria during the 2nd half of the year (b)(1) supported
	OR §170.315(b)(2) Clinical Information Reconciliation and Incorporation		(b)(2) not supported currently reviewing to determine if we will certify against this criteria during the 2nd half of the year
Required Test 9 – Medication/Clinical Information Reconciliation	§170.315(b)(2) Clinical Information Reconciliation and Incorporation	§170.315(b)(1) Transitions of Care – receive, display, and incorporate summary care records may support electronic receipt of transitions of care/referral summaries	(b)(2) not supported
Required Test 10 – CPOE Medications Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program	§170.315(a)(1) Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) – Medications		(a)(1) supported, 2014 ONC gap eligible. Even though the Medicaid PI program ended this item is required to meet the Base EHR requirements.
Required Test 11 – CPOE Laboratory Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program	§170.315(a)(2) CPOE – Laboratory		(a)(2) supported, 2014 ONC gap eligible. Even though the Medicaid PI program ended this item is required to meet the Base EHR requirements.
Required Test 12 – CPOE Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program	§170.315(a)(3) CPOE – Diagnostic Imaging.		(a)(3) not supported
Required Test 14 – Verify Opioid Treatment Agreement Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category	§170.315(a)(10) Drug-formulary and Preferred Drug List Checks §170.315(b)(3) Electronic Prescribing		(a)(10) not supported (b)(3) not supported currently reviewing to determine if we will certify against this criteria during the 2nd half of the year by using an eligible e-prescribe module such as WENO	Electronic Prescribing (Required in 2021, Bonus Points in 2022)

Terminology

EP = Eligible Practitioner

Relevant OpenEMR Code Sections

This analysis was last updated on February 3rd 2022

Files and Commits

Files found relevant to this area are: [2]

This commit introduced the AMC modules: [3]

[4]

AMC rule calculations can be found here: [library/classes/rulesets/Amc/]

AMC (g)(1) Automated Measure Recording patient reports seem to be created through this file [5]

AMC report is done through the cqm.php file with the type set to amc [6]

AMC Generation Process Flow

A user gets to the AMC generate report page by going to Reports -> Clinics -> Automated Measures (AMC) which opens up a tab for <site_id>/interface/reports/cqm.php?type=amc

From there the user selects their report properties they want and then submits the form which does the following process flow.

cqm.php -> Submit Form -> javascript::runReport() -> ../../library/ajax/collect_new_report_id.php (generate report id) -> cqm.php -> ../../library/ajax/status_report.php (poll status of generated report every 10 seconds) -> ../../library/ajax/execute_cdr_report.php (start report generation) -> cqm.php?report_id=<id> (load generated report).

execute_cdr_report.php flow

- Grabs a report id, date range, type, plan, organize_method, primary provider vs encounter based for the report - calls the function test_rules_clinic_batch_method in library/clinical_rules.php - grabs the patients the report pertains to -> buildPatientArray - breaks the patients up into groups of batches to be done at a time. - calls the function test_rules_clinic in library/clinical_rules.php -