Clinical Portal Release Notes (8.9.15.8)

Release notes highlight enhancements, improvements, and/or changes made to the software that have impacts to end users and which therefore should be read to ensure continuity of service(s).

Summary

Implemented a new “Notification Recipient Audit” to support the CMS CoP rule.

Details

Software Version	8.9.15.8
Software Release Date	July 26, 2021
Software Summary	The HealthInfoNet Clinical Portal gives participating providers the ability to securely look up and retrieve real-time patient medical record information in a view-only screen at the point of care, greatly improving patient safety and care coordination activities.
Software Updates	HealthInfoNet has implemented a new “Notification Recipient Audit” to support participants’ compliance with CMS’s latest Condition of Participation (CoP) rule. The audit function is available within the Clinical Portal to Auditor users only, and can be used for the following purposes: Identify all users subscribed to HealthInfoNet's notifications, with the ability to select an individual user to identify their specific set of configured subscriptions. Identify which notifications have been sent to an individual user, including the date/time of the delivery and whether the notification bounced (i.e., was unable to be delivered).

Additional Notes

Background Information on HealthInfoNet's Support of the CMS CoP Rule

As of May 1, 2021, CMS requires all hospitals, per its CoP, to ensure a reasonable effort is made to send electronic notifications (e-notifications) to a patient’s treating provider(s) at either the provider’s request or the patient’s direction.

When patients are admitted/registered to, discharged from, or transferred from inpatient or emergency department settings (including observation stays), an alert is expected to be sent from the hospital to primary care providers and groups, post-acute care providers and suppliers, and any other providers requested by the patient.

To assist Maine’s healthcare organizations meet CMS’s CoP rule, HealthInfoNet offers its Intelligent e-Notifications as a standard service to participants of the HIE. The HIE Intelligent e-Notification service provides real-time alerting of time-sensitive events that make it possible for clinicians to establish the right care plan at the right time.

To learn more about the CMS e-notification CoP rule, and how HealthInfoNet can assist HIE participants in meeting its requirements, please visit the following resource webpage:
https://hinfonet.org/2021/04/12/healthinfonets-hie-solutions-to-the-cms-e-notification-cop-rule/

Screenshot of Notification Recipient Audit - "Show Users" View

Screenshot of Notification Recipient Audit - "Show Notifications" View

Documentation Updates

A revised version of the “Clinical Portal Auditor User Guide” is now available.