CMS50v8 – Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report

Number of patients, regardless of age, who were referred by one provider to another provider, and who had a visit during the measurement period.

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Number of patients with a referral, for which the referring provider received a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred.

For Denominator:
A patient, regardless of his age, who is referred by one provider to another provider, and who had a visit during the measurement period is considered for this measure.

To document a Referral, navigate to Patient > Registration > Referrals

To record a visit, navigate to Patient > Provider Note > eSuperbill

– NUMERATOR

Any patient, from denominator or initial population, for whom the referring provider received a consultant report will be included in the numerator. To view report navigate to Patient > Registration > Referrals>Documents