Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 130.000 - Hospital Licensure › Subpart C - SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS: IN GENERAL › Section 130.375 - Electronic Health Records

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(A) Definitions
				applicable to 105 CMR 130.375
Acute Hospital
. A hospital with a
				  majority of medical-surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and maternity beds, as
				  defined by the Department.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
				  (CMS)
. The agency within the federal Department of Health and
				  Human Services responsible for administering Medicare, Medicaid, and the
				  Children's Health Insurance Program.
Certification Commission for Healthcare
				  Information Technology (CCHIT)
. The nonprofit organization
				  authorized by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
				  Technology to test and certify EHR technology to the certification criteria
				  specified in 45 CFR Part 170.
Certified Electronic Health Record (Certified
				  EHR) Technology
. EHR technology that has been tested and certified
				  by CCHIT or another agency or organization approved by ONC-HIT to test and
				  certify EHR technology.
CMS Stage 1 Meaningful Use Criteria
.
				  The Stage 1 meaningful use objectives and measures specified in 42 CFR Part 495
				  .
CMS Stage 2 Meaningful Use Criteria
.
				  The Stage 2 meaningful use objectives and measures specified in 42 CFR Part
				  495.
Computerized Provider Order
				  Entry(CPOE)
. A system that enables the provider to directlyenter
				  medication orders, laboratory orders, and radiology orders from a computer or
				  other electronic device. The order is then documented or captured in a digital,
				  structured, and computable format for use in improving the safety and
				  efficiency of the ordering process.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
				  Technology
. Computer technology that records patient
				  health-related information and:
(1)
				includes patient demographic and clinical health information, such as medical
				history and problem lists;
(2) has
				the capacity to:
(a) provide clinical decision
				support;
(b) support provider order
				entry;
(c) capture and query
				information relevant to health care quality;
(d) exchange electronic health information
				with, and integrate such information from other sources;
(e) protect the confidentiality, integrity
				and availability of health information stored and exchanged.
Eligible Professional (EP)
. An
				  eligible professional as defined in
				  42
				  CFR 495.100 or a Medicaid eligible
				  professional as defined in
				  42 CFR
				  495.304.
Non-acute Hospital
. A hospital
				  licensed under
				  105 CMR
				  130.000 that is not an acute hospital.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health
				  Information Technology (ONC-HIT)
. The agency within the federal
				  Department of Health and Human Services responsible for authorizing
				  organizations to test and certify EHR technology to the certification criteria
				  specified in 45 CFR Part 170.
Satellite Community Health Center
				  (SCHC)
. A satellite unit of a hospital that also is a
				  federally-qualified health center operating in conformance with federal rules
				  for community health centers at
				  42 U.S.C. 254b and
				  currently participating in the Massachusetts Medicaid program, or a community
				  health center with an active provider agreement with MassHealth under
				  130
				  CMR 405.000:
Community Health Center
				  Services
.
2014 Edition EHR Certification
				  Criteria
. The 2014 EHR certification criteria specified in 45 CFR
				  Part 170.