Menu 4: Family Health History

Measure Overview : Record health history of one or more first-degree relatives of patients.

Denominator : Number of unique patients seen by the Provider during the EHR reporting period

Numerator : The number of patients in the denominator with a structured data entry for one or more first-degree relatives.

Stage 2 Goal : 20%

Exclusion : Provider who has no office visits during the EHR reporting period.

ChARM EHR Workflow : Follow the steps below to record family health history of patients.

1. Go to 'Patient Details' > 'Medical History' > 'Family and Social History' section
2. Click on the 'Add History' link
3. Choose family member’s relationship with the patient
4. Search and select active diagnoses of the family member
5. If there no diagnoses to record, choose 'No Diagnosis to Record' option

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