Report on the percentage of patients who receive their discharge instructions if discharge instructions are requested.

CONTROL ID
06238

CONTROL TYPE
Actionable Reports or Measurements

CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):

Establish, implement, and maintain an Electronic Health Records measurement metrics program., CC ID: 06221

There are no implementation support Controls.

An eligible hospital and critical access hospital (CAH) must satisfy the following objective and applicable measure to be considered a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user: upon request, provide patients with an electronic copy of their discharge instructions. (§ 495.6(f)(12), 42 CFR Parts 412, 413, 422 et al., Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program, Final Rule)