CC 13 - Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information

Activity Weighting: Medium
Subcategory Name: Care Coordination
Description: Ensure that there is bilateral exchange of necessary patient information to guide patient care, such as Open Notes, that could include one or more of the following:

• Participate in a Health Information Exchange if available; and/or 
• Use structured referral notes.

Supporting Documentation

1. Participation in an HIE - Confirmation of participation in a health information exchange (e.g. email confirmation, screen shots demonstrating active engagement with Health Information Exchange; or
2. Structured Referral Notes - Sample of patient medical records including structured referral notes.

Resources
2018 Improvement Activities Requirements
2019 Improvement Activities Requirements
2018 MIPS Improvement Activities Fact Sheet
Scores for Improvement Activities for MIPS APMs in the 2018 Performance Period Fact Sheet