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In 165v11 High BP please define conveyed - is there any limits to how

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      ​Thank you for your inquiry regarding CMS165v11 (2023 Performance Period). Patient reported BP are allowed as long as they are taken using a remote monitoring device approved by the clinician. Determining the acceptability, reliability and validity of a remote monitoring device is left to the discretion of the clinician. Valid readings may be transmitted directly by the device to the clinician, conveyed to the clinician by the patient (such as via patient portal), or read from the device by the clinician during an in-person/virtual encounter.
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      ​Thank you for your inquiry regarding CMS165v11 (2023 Performance Period). Patient reported BP are allowed as long as they are taken using a remote monitoring device approved by the clinician. Determining the acceptability, reliability and validity of a remote monitoring device is left to the discretion of the clinician. Valid readings may be transmitted directly by the device to the clinician, conveyed to the clinician by the patient (such as via patient portal), or read from the device by the clinician during an in-person/virtual encounter.
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      The answer will impact organization's workflows when determining whether a patient can report BP taken using a remote monitoring device via a patient portal, API, or phone to the clinician.

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      The answer will impact organization's workflows when determining whether a patient can report BP taken using a remote monitoring device via a patient portal, API, or phone to the clinician.

      In the "Guidance" section of 165v11, it is stated, "Blood pressure readings taken by a remote monitoring device and conveyed by the patient to the clinician are also acceptable. "

      Knowing convey is defined as to communicate, does this sentence mean patient reported BP determined using a remote monitoring device can be provided to the clinician via a patient portal, API, phone, or any other communication method. 

      It appears the accuracy of the BP measurement and its use is at the clinician's discretion, (Summary of last sentence in first section of Guidance).

       

            edave Mathematica EC eCQM Team
            thomahudson Thoma Hudson
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