In order to continue to meet the participation requirements for the Florida Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program after the first year, all Eligible Provider (EP) types must meet the meaningful use (MU) requirements. Most dental providers can meet MU through understanding and applying allowable exclusions. The Florida Center for Health Information and Transparency has provided the following tips to help you take advantage of the allowable exclusions for each MU measure.

• Protect Electronic Health Information - Can be completed by internal staff or by a vendor.
• Clinical Decision Support - Can be based on what is available through the system. Exclusion available for drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions if an EP writes fewer than 100 medication orders during the EHR reporting period.
• Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) for Medication, Lab, and Radiology Orders - Individual exclusions available if EP writes fewer than 100 medication, lab, or radiology orders during the EHR reporting period.
• E-Prescribing - Exclusion available for less than 100 permissible prescriptions during the EHR reporting period.
• Health Information Exchange - Exclusion for less than 100 transitions of care during the EHR reporting period. Applicable when patients are referred for additional dental services.
• Patient Specific Education - Education resources or materials are not required to be ...