Common use of Electronic Health Records Clause in Contracts

Electronic Health Records. Subcontractor shall, and shall require Provider to participate in LDH’s endeavor to move toward meaningful use of Electronic Health Records. An “Electronic Health Record” is a computer-based record containing health care information. Provider is encouraged to adopt certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and comply and attest with its corresponding meaningful use requirements and deadlines as outlined by CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). If Provider is an emergency departments (EDs), Provider agrees and is required to exchange admit discharge transfer (ADT) data with a Health Information Exchange (HIE) ED visit registry to aid in identification of and creation of policies around high utilizers, drug seeking behavior, and chronic disease management. The visit registry would consist of three basic attributes: (a) the ability to capture and match patients based on demographics information, (b) the ability to identify the facility at which care is being sought, and (c) at minimum, the chief complaint of the visit. These three pieces of information are commonly available through the HL7 ADT message standard and in use by most ED admission systems in use today across the country.