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Lexicomp Can Help with Meaningful Use and Certification

Does your EHR meet the certification requirements established by ONC? Lexicomp can help by providing your system key clinical decision support data required for certification.

As an integrated component of your EHR, our transactional drug data and reference information support the following Stage 1 meaningful use and certification criteria from ONC's Final Rule.

Stage 1 Criteria

170.207 Vocabulary Standards for Representing Electronic Health Information

• 170.207 (d) Lexi-Data uses RXCUI codes from RxNorm and is compatible with required vocabulary standards

170.302 General Certification Criteria for Complete EHRs or EHR Modules

• 170.302 (a) Implement drug-drug, drug-allergy checks
  • Lexi-Data supports drug-drug and drug-allergy interaction checking
• 170.302 (b) Implement drug-formulary checks
  • Lexi-Data supports drug-formulary checking
• 170.302 (d, e) Maintain active medication allergy list
  • Lexi-Data facilitates the maintenance of active medication and allergy lists
• 170.302 (f) Calculate body mass index
  • Lexicomp Online™ provides numerous calculators, including a Body Mass Index calculator
• 170.302 (k) Electronically record, modify, retrieve, and submit immunization information
  • Lexi-Data provides immunization-specific data (CVX and MVX codes) that enables the electronic transmission of a patient's vaccination history to an official registry
• 170.302 (m) Electronically identify and provide patient-specific education resources
  • Lexicomp provides patient-specific educational information pertaining to an individual's medications, conditions and procedures

170.304 Specific Certification Criteria for Complete EHRs and EHR Modules Designed for an Ambulatory Setting

• 170.304 (a) Use computerized physician order entry (CPOE) for medication orders
  • Lexi-Data provides medication lists for CPOE
• 170.304 (b) Generate and transmit permissible prescriptions electronically (e-prescribing)
  • Lexi-Data facilitates the selection of medications for e-prescribing

170. 306 Specific Certification Criteria for Complete EHRs and EHR Modules Designed for an Inpatient Setting

• 170.306 (a) Use computerized physician order entry (CPOE) for medication orders
  • Lexi-Data provides medication lists for CPOE
• 170.306 (c) Implement automated, electronic clinical decision support rules
  • Lexi-Data supports the clinical decision support functions related to medications required by this section of the rule