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5.3 Requirement Description from CMS Rule
From page 18 of the Final Rule:
“To further advance electronic exchange of information that supports effective transitions of care we are finalizing the requirement for a hospital, psychiatric hospital, and CAH, which utilizes an electronic medical records system or other electronic administrative system that is conformant with the content exchange standard at 45 CFR 170.205(d)(2) to demonstrate that:) its system’s notification capacity is fully operational and that it operates in accordance with all state and federal statutes and regulations regarding the exchange of patient health information;
Its system sends notifications that must include the minimum patient health information specified in section X. of this final rule; and
Its system sends notifications directly, or through an intermediary that facilitates exchange of health information, and at the time of a patient’s registration in the emergency department or admission to inpatient services, and also prior to, or at the time of, a patient’s discharge and/or transfer from the emergency department or inpatient services, to all applicable post-acute care services providers and suppliers, primary care practitioners and groups, and other practitioners and groups identified by the patient as primarily responsible for his or her care, and who or which need to receive notification of the patient’s status for treatment, care coordination, or quality improvement purposes. We are establishing that this policy will be applicable 6 months after publication of this rule for hospitals, including psychiatric hospitals, and CAHs to allow for adequate and additional time for these institutions, especially small and/or rural hospitals as well as CAHs, to come into compliance with the new requirement”.”