Core 8 : Record Vital Signs

Measure Overview : Record blood pressure for patients ages three and above. Record height and weight for patients of all ages.

Denominator : Number of unique patients seen during the reporting period.

Numerator : Number of patients in the denominator who have at least one entry of their height, weight and blood pressure recorded as structured data in the EHR.

Record Vital Signs (Height/Weight not in scope)

Denominator : Number of unique patients ages 3 and over seen during the reporting period.

Numerator : Number of patients in the denominator with at least one entry of blood pressure recorded as structured data.

Record Vital Signs (BP not in scope)

Denominator : Number of unique patients seen during the reporting period.

Numerator : Number of patients in the denominator who have at least one entry of height and weight recorded as structured data.

Exclusion : Any provider who

• Sees no patients 3 years or older is excluded from recording blood pressure
• Believes that all three vital signs of height, weight, and blood pressure have no relevance to their scope of practice is excluded from recording them
• Believes that height and weight are relevant to their scope of practice, but blood pressure is not, is excluded from recording blood pressure
• Believes that blood pressure is relevant to their scope of practice, but height and weight are not, is excluded from recording height and weight.

Stage 1 Goal : 50%

ChARM EHR Workflow : Follow the steps below to record patient's vital signs.

1. Open new encounter from 'Patient Dashboard' or 'Calendar > List View'.
2. Choose the required Chart Type.
3. Go to Health Vitals section.
4. Enter patient's weight, height and BP.
5. Save the details.

For more information, refer to the CMS guideline for this measure