One of the strengths of the MSP EHR Selector is that many key assertions made by EHR developers whose systems are on the selector are independently "vetted" by CSMed, LLC, an MSP partner in the EHR Selector. The vetted items were picked because they represent important features, are frequently asserted by users and therefore need to be accurate. These vetted features are in addition to the EHR developer's CCHIT-certified features, which can be asserted in-masse by checking the GEN32-CCHIT certification feature found under the General Requirements list. The table below indicates the features vetted as of 5/2008. The list is subject to change without notice. MSP will update this list periodically if there are additions in future versions.


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EHR Selector Feature Code EHR Selector Category Name EHR Selector Vetted Feature
GEN 24 General Features/Access GEN24: Screen cues indicate if information is available in a file/section when it is closed
GEN 25 General Features/Access GEN25: Screen cues indicate if new information is available in a file/section when it is closed
GEN 27 General Features/Access GEN27: User can select mandatory fields 
GEN 31 General Features/Access GEN31: Screen cues alert to critical information, for example, panic value labs
ID3 Identifiers/Demographics ID3: System biometric identification
DP3 Data Processing/Presentation/Retention DP3: Has longitudinal record that can be condensed and brief, with an expanded presentation of user-selected sections 
DP4 Data Processing/Presentation/Retention DP4: Has longitudinal record that can be expanded by user-selected sections 
DP5 Data Processing/Presentation/Retention DP5: Has multiple, user-defined views of the patient record 
DP12 Data Processing/Presentation/Retention DP12: System checks inputs against normal ranges, check for acceptable formats.
DC2 Data Capture DC2: Dictation can be parsed automatically to specific fields in template record 
DC3 Data Capture DC3: EKG are captured digitally without scanning (ECG machine is interfaced to EHR) 
DC7 Data Capture DC7: Import of data by OCR 
DC8 Data Capture DC8: Import of data using OCR forms 
DC9 Data Capture DC9: Import of image by OCR 
DC15 Data Capture DC15: Input of user-generated drawing onto preset graphics 
DC16 Data Capture DC16: Input of user-generated drawings 
DC20 Data Capture DC20: Natural Language Processing to convert freeform data to structured data
DS2 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS2: Has exception reporting on user-defined protocols 
DS4 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS4: Alerts can be triggered by combinations of diagnoses, labs, etc.
DS10 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS10: Alerts criticality can be assigned by user 
DS16 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS16: Can learn practice patterns with use 
DS20 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS20: Formulates context-sensitive searches and transmits to PubMed or similar resource 
DS22 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS22: Incorporates vendor-maintained medical knowledge base 
DS25 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS25: Formulary checking based on payor 
DS26 Decision Support/Practice Reminders DS26: Procedure checking based on payor 
IF12 Info Flow/Supervision/Messaging IF12: System data capture and signature by patients, residents or paraprofessionals with copy forward to physician for edit, and approval 
IF17 Info Flow/Supervision/Messaging IF17: Patient demographic, medical and insurance data from previous encounter is displayed at each new patient encounter and can be edited or corrected 
IF18 Info Flow/Supervision/Messaging IF18: Default filling of all identical fields from single entry for the same encounter (enter data once) 
MEDS2 Med List/Rx Interactions/Allergies MEDS2: Alerts for drug-disease incompatibility (beta-blocker in asthma)
MEDS6 Med List/Rx Interactions/Allergies MEDS6: Alerts for drug-lab incompatibility or dosage requirements (renal, hepatic) 
OS3 Off-Site Functions/In=Patient OS3: Update EHR offline with later update to server (or remote ASP) 
PM37 Practice Mgmt Features/Interfaces PM37: E&M coding smart assistant 
PM38 Practice Mgmt Features/Interfaces PM38: Can enter appointment from EHR
R1 Reports R1: Generates common medical forms (Disability, Medicaid, Workman's Comp, etc.) from encounter information
R16 Reports R16: Has internal, ad-hoc EMR report writer 
SEC7 Security/Disaster Recovery SEC7: Ability to mark individual data elements as confidential, requiring authorization to view.
SEC11 Security/Disaster Recovery SEC11: PM (practice management) and EHR use same security system.
TR1 Training/Help TR1: On-line, context-sensitive help.
See individual item help screens for information on these vetted items.

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