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MIPS - Improvement Activities - Provide 24/7 access to eligible clinicians or groups who have real-time access to patient's medical record

Improvement Activities Measures Hints for Choosing Improvement Activities

Measure ID IA_EPA_1
Category IA
Title Provide 24/7 access to eligible clinicians or groups who have real-time access to patient's medical record
Description Provide 24/7 access to MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or care teams for advice about urgent and emergent care (e.g., eligible clinician and care team access to medical record, cross-coverage with access to medical record, or protocol-driven nurse line with access to medical record) that could include one or more of the following: Expanded hours in evenings and weekends with access to the patient medical record (e.g., coordinate with small practices to provide alternate hour office visits and urgent care); Use of alternatives to increase access to care team by MIPS eligible clinicians and groups, such as e-visits, phone visits, group visits, home visits and alternate locations (e.g., senior centers and assisted living centers); and/or Provision of same-day or next-day access to a consistent MIPS eligible clinician, group or care team when needed for urgent care or transition management
eMeasure ID
First Performance Year 2017
Last Performance Year
Metric Type boolean
Weight high
Sub-category ID Expanded Practice Access
CEHRT Eligibility
Bonus under ACI
Varidation Functionality of 24/7 or expanded practice hours with access to medical records or ability to increase access through alternative access methods or same-day or next-day visits
Suggested Documentation 1) Patient Record from EHR - A patient record from a certified EHR with date and timestamp indicating services provided outside of normal business hours for that clinician; or 2) Patient Encounter/Medical Record/Claim - Patient encounter/medical record claims indicating patient was seen or services provided outside of normal business hours for that clinician including use of alternative visits; or 3) Same or Next Day Patient Encounter/Medical Record/Claim - Patient encounter/medical record claims indicating patient was seen same-day or next-day to a consistent clinician for urgent or transitional care
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