Patient-specific education resources (MU2)

MU Requirements

Per ONC

Taken from ONC Final Rule

(15) Patient-specific education resources. EHR technology must be able to electronically identify
for a user patient-specific education resources based on data included in the patient's problem
list, medication list, and laboratory tests and values/results:
(i) In accordance with the standard specified at § 170.204(b) and the implementation
specifications at § 170.204(b)(1) or (2); and
(ii) By any means other than the method specified in paragraph (a)(15)(i) of this section.

Below is 170.204(b):
(b) Reference source. Standard. HL7 Version 3 Standard: Context-Aware Retrieval Application
(Infobutton) (incorporated by reference in § 170.299). (1) Implementation specifications.
HL7 Version 3 Implementation Guide: URL-Based Implementations of the Context-Aware
Information Retrieval (Infobutton) Domain, (incorporated by reference in § 170.299).
(2) Implementation specifications. HL7 Version 3 Implementation Guide: Context-Aware
Knowledge Retrieval (Infobutton) Service-Oriented Architecture Implementation Guide,
(incorporated by reference in § 170.299).

Below is from pertinent parts of 170.299:
(5) HL7 Version 3 Standard: Context-Aware Retrieval Application (Infobutton); Release 1,
July 2010, IBR approved for § 170.204.
(6) HL7 Version 3 Implementation Guide: URL-Based Implementations of the Context-
Aware Information Retrieval (Infobutton) Domain, Release 3, December 2010, IBR
approved for § 170.204.
(7) HL7 Version 3 Implementation Guide: Context-Aware Knowledge Retrieval (Infobutton)
Service-Oriented Architecture Implementation Guide, Release 1, HL7 Draft Standard for
Trial Use, March 2011, IBR approved for § 170.204.

Proposal

This appears to be a nice free tool to acquire patient-specific education automatically based on diagnosis, meds, labs etc. Should even be able to work this into the patient portal.

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/connect/overview.html

Links

• OpenEMR Certification Stage II Meaningful Use Main Project Page
• Patient Specific Education resources wiki page for stage I certification