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Here is how the Modified Stage 9 Measure reads:
Objective 9 Secure Messaging:
For an EHR reporting period in 2015, the capability for patients to send and receive a secure electronic message with the EP was fully enabled during the EHR reporting period.
How do people interpret this? Does it mean the capability to send electronic messages was fully enabled every single day of the 90 day period or that it was fully enabled at some point during the 90 day period?
Our dilemma is we have been waiting for the Modified Stage 2 rules to be published to decide if we are going to move forward with Stage 2 or not. In the mean time we had turned our portal off. If we turn the portal on today it will have been fully enabled "during" the measure period, but not every single day of the 90 day period.
What do you all think?
Thanks,
Mike
Posted : October 7, 2015 11:34 am
I've always interpreted that to mean the entire reporting period. I tend to look at these measures real conservatively.
Posted : October 7, 2015 2:12 pm
You do not need to have it active for the entire reporting period, you just need to meet the measure. If you turn it on two days before the end of the reporting period but can meet the threshold it does not matter.
Turn it on and let the good times roll!
Posted : October 8, 2015 2:54 am
While it may not matter in practicality, look at Page 239: "Response: Fully enabled means the function is fully installed, any security measures are fully enabled, and the function is readily available for patient use...For an EHR reporting period in 2015, the capability for patients to send and receive a secure electronic message with the EP was fully enabled during the EHR reporting"
Posted : October 8, 2015 5:30 am
"...fully enabled during the EHR reporting" Not to be mistaken with "...fully enabled during the ENTIRE EHR reporting."
Posted : October 8, 2015 10:22 am
