Objectives and Measures

Stage 3 Objectives and Measures

Eligible providers (EPs) are required to report data on eight Objectives. Each objective may have multiple measures. Eligible providers who are first-time participants must report data on a 90 day reporting period. Medicaid eligible participants who are returning to the Medicaid PI program must report data for a full calendar year. Eligible providers might be required to participate in the CMS Quality Payment Program, MACRA.

For state specific attestation and registration deadlines and information about the Medicaid State Program, download the Medicaid State Program Links PDF and select the website for your state.

Objective	Measure
Protect Patient Health Information	Conduct a Security Risk Analysis
Electronic Prescribing	Permissible prescriptions are queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically (eRx)
Clinical Decision Support	Implement five clinical decision support interventions
	Enable the functionality for drug-drug & drug-allergy interaction checks
Computerized Provider Order Entry	Medication, lab and diagnostic imaging orders are entered by a licensed healthcare professional, or a credentialed medical staff member.
Patient Electronic Access	Provide patients timely electronic access to their health information and patient-specific education
Coordination of Care through Patient Engagement	Patients actively engage with the EP via the patient portal by: View, Download or transmit their health information; or use of an API or a combination of both
	The EP sends a secure message via the patient portal
	Patient generated health data is incorporated into the CEHRT
Health Information Exchange	Provide a Summary of Care when transitioning or referring a patient
	Receives or retrieves a Summary of Care upon receipt of a new patient
	Reconcile medications, medication allergies and problem list
*Public Health Reporting	Immunization Registry Reporting
	Syndromic Surveillance Reporting

* Kareo supports data submission to state Immunization and Syndromic Surveillance Public Registries.