Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0050 - Rural Health, Office of › Chapter 9 - THE CRITICAL ACCESS AND RURAL HOSPITAL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 9-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
				  and enforcement of these rules. Where the context in which words are used in
				  these rules indicates that such is the intent, words in the singular number
				  shall include the plural and visa-versa. Throughout these rules gender pronouns
				  are used interchangeably, except where the context dictates otherwise. The
				  drafters have attempted to utilize each gender pronoun in equal numbers in
				  random distribution. Words in each gender shall include individuals of the
				  other gender.
For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions
				  shall apply:
(a) "Applicant" means a
				critical access or rural hospital, as defined in
				W.S.
				35-1-1002(a)(ii), which is
				applying for this grant.
(b)
				"Certified Electronic Health Record (Certified EHR)" means electronic health
				record technology or modules that offer the necessary technological capability,
				functionality, and security to help with meeting "meaningful use" criteria.
				Certification also helps providers and patients be confident that the
				electronic health IT products and systems used are secure, can maintain data
				confidentially, and can work with other systems to share information.
				Information on which electronic health record systems and modules are certified
				for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Inventive Programs can be found online at
				http://healthit.hhs.gov/ [File Link Not Available].
(c) "Current Ratio" means the comparison of
				current assets to current liabilities (current ratio equals current assets
				divided by current liabilities).
(d) "Days Cash on Hand" means the numbers of
				days of cash available based on the following equation: cash on hand plus
				investment plus non-restricted funds at month's end divided by operating
				expense minus bad debt expense minus depreciation expense divided by
				30.4.
(e) "Department" means the
				Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division, Rural and Frontier Health
				Section, Office of Rural Health.
(f) "Electronic Health Record (EHR)" means an
				electronic version of a patient's medical history that is maintained by the
				provider over time, and may include all of the key administrative clinical data
				relevant to that person's care under a particular provider, including
				demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical
				history, immunizations, laboratory data, and radiology reports. The EHR
				automates access to information and has the potential to streamline the
				clinician's workflow. The EHR also has the ability to support other
				care-related activities directly or indirectly through various interfaces,
				including evidence-based decision support, quality management, and outcomes
				reporting. This definition, as well as additional information on EHRs, can be
				found on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at
				http://www.cms.gov/EHealthRecords/ [File Link Not Available].
(i) For the purposes of the Medicare and
				Medicaid Incentive Programs, eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and
				critical access hospitals must use certified EHR technology. A list of
				certified EHR systems and modules is available online at
				http://healthit.hhs.gov/ [File Link Not Available].