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    • Elissa Chandler
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    • CMS 50: measure criteria regarding first referral
    • CMS50v1/NQFna

      CMS 50 question attached with screen shot

      CMS 50 Guidance says “If there are multiple referrals for a patient during the measurement period, use the first referral.”

      • Does this statement mean the very FIRST referral documented during the reporting period?
      For example, there are 3 referrals documented, one on each 1/1/2013, 1/2/2013, and 1/3/2013 encounters. So the First referral we are capturing would be on 1/1/2013.

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      • Do you mean the very FIRST referral from the 3 referrals ordered with consult report received during the measurement period. For example, there are 3 referrals documented, would the referral on the 2nd encounter be the FIRST referral?:
      o 1st encounter: 1/1/2013- referral ordered with NO Consult Report.
      o 2nd encounter: 1/2/2013- referral ordered WITH Consult Report.
      o 3rd encounter: 1/3/2013- referral ordered with NO Consult Report.

      PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR SCREENSHOT OF GUIDANCE referred to in question. Thank you.

            Sacca_Michael Mike Sacca (Inactive)
            elissa Elissa Chandler (Inactive)
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