The 10 Menu Set Objectives

Remember, you only need to choose 5 of these.

Which 5 should you choose?  Maybe the easiest to deal with?

  1. Implement drug-formulary checks,
  2. Incorporate clinical lab-test results into certified EHR technology as structured data,
  3. Generate lists of patients by specific conditions to use for quality improvement, reduction of disparities, research or outreach,
  4. Send reminders to patients per patient preference for preventive/follow-up care,
  5. EPs Only: Provide patients with timely electronic access to their health information (including lab results, problem list, medication lists, medication allergies)  within 4 business days of the information being available to the EP,
  6. Use certified EHR technology to identify patient-specific education resources and provide those resources to the patient, if appropriate,
  7. The EP or CAH who receives a patient from another setting of care or provider of care or believes an encounter is relevant should perform medication reconciliation,
  8. The EP or CAH who receives a patient from another setting of care or provider of care or refers their patient to another provider of care should provide a summary of care record for each transition of care or referral,
  9. Capability to submit electronic data to immunization registries or Immunization Information Systems and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice.
  10. Capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health agencies and actual submission in accordance with applicable law and practice.

See Core Objectives