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170.315(a)(9) – Clinical Decision Support

Capability

Clinical Decision Support

Description of Capability

  • CDS Interventions occur when a user is interacting with technology.
  • CDS configuration enables interventions and reference resources to be configured by a limited set of identified users (e.g., system administrator) based on a user’s role.
  • Enables interventions based on the following data: Problem list; Medication list; Medication allergy list; Demographic information; Laboratory tests; and Vital signs.
  • Enables a limited set of identified users to select (i.e., activate) electronic CDS interventions (in addition to drug-drug and drug-allergy contraindication checking).
  • Linked referential identifies for a user diagnostic and therapeutic reference information to include:
    • Source Attributes;
    • Bibliographic citation of the intervention (clinical research/guideline);
    • Developer of the intervention (translation from clinical research/guideline);
    • Funding source of the intervention development technical implementation; and
    • Release and, if applicable, revision date(s) of the intervention or reference source.

Cost and Fees

Types of costs or fees that a user may be required to pay to purchase, license, implement, maintain, upgrade, use, or otherwise enable and support the use of the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in connection with the data generated in the course using the capability.

Cost and Fees:

Clients are required to subscribe to a Monthly Provider License of Freedom | PM | EHR | ERX in order to possess the 2015 certified EHR technology capabilities. Provider licenses are charged on a per provider basis for (Full-Time / Part-Time) providers. Use of the following relied upon 3rd Party services is included in the monthly provider license subscription:

  • DrFirst Rcopia
  • EBSCO Patient Education Reference Center (PERC)
  • EBSCO Dynamed
  • IMO Procedure, Problem
  • Medline Plus
  • EMR Direct

Monthly Fee:

  • Monthly Provider License Fee (Full-Time / Part-Time)

One-Time Implementation & Setup Fee:

  • None

Annual Maintenance Fee:

  • Included with Monthly Provider License Fee

Contractual Limitations

Limitations of a contractual nature (including developer policies and other business practices) that a user may encounter in the implementation or use of the capability -OR- in the connection with the data generated in the course of using the capability.

Contractual Limitations:

  • None

Technical or Practical Limitations

Limitations of a technical or practical nature that a user may encounter that could prevent or impair the successful implementation, configuration, maintenance, support, or use of the capability -OR- prevent or limit the use, exchange, or portability of any data generated in the course of using the capability.

Technical Limitations:

  • None

Practical Limitations:

This certified EHR interacts with EBSCO Host DynaMed which was used during certification as relied upon software.

Updated on July 6, 2022