2027 IPPS Final Rule
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CMS published the final rule for Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and Medicare Promoting Interoperability programs for FY 2027.
February 9, 2022
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Automating public health surveillance through EHR-driven case detection
Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) enables automatic, real-time case reporting to Public Health Agencies. When data enters the EHR, it validates against a trigger table to identify reportable conditions and automatically transmits an electronic Initial Case Report (eICR) to the appropriate agencies.
Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) facilitates automatic, real-time sharing of case information with Public Health Agencies (PHAs).
When information enters the EHR system, it undergoes validation against a trigger table to identify potentially reportable conditions. Upon detection, an electronic Initial Case Report (eICR) transmits automatically to the appropriate PHAs.
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