CMS FINAL RULE REGARDING PHLEBOTOMISTS

http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/SCLetter10_07.pdf

 

A phlebotomist never obtained a high school diploma or a G.E.D. and does not perform any laboratory testing; therefore, there are no qualification requirements prescribed by CLIA and this individual’s credentials are not evaluated during the CLIA survey.

 

CMS FINAL RULE REGARDING EKG TECHNICIANS

There are no rulings from CMS for EKG Certification as of this posting

 

CMS FINAL RULE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS

https://www.cms.gov/Regulations.../2015EP_3CPOEObjective.pdf

Any licensed healthcare professionals and clinical staff credentialed to and with the duties equivalent of a medical assistant, can enter orders into the medical record for purposes of including the order in the numerator for the objective of CPOE if they can originate the order per state, local and professional guidelines. It is up to the provider to determine the proper credentialing, training, and duties of the medical staff entering the orders as long as they fit within the guidelines prescribed. Credentialing for a medical assistant must come from an organization other than the organization employing the medical assistant.

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Does CMS require specific kind of credential or a specific organization for medical assistants to be considered credentialed and therefore able to use the CPOE function and have that count in the numerator of the CPOE measure?

CMS does not specify credentialing organizations that would qualify medical assistants under this definition. Medical assistants who are credentialed, certified, licensed, or otherwise affirmed as medical assistants by an organization other than the one which employees them can enter orders for the purpose of this objective.

https://questions.cms.gov/faq.php?id=5005&faqId=7709

 

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