TABLE 1.

Points for Adoption of EHR Based on Eligibility Criteria of the National Committee for Quality Assurance^*

Element	Points
PPC 2 Element A (basic system for managing patient data)	2
PPC 2 Element B (electronic system for clinical data)	3
PPC 2 Element C (use of electronic clinical data)	3
PPC 2 Element D (organizing clinical data)	6
PPC 2 Element E (identifying important conditions)	4
PPC 2 Element F (use of system for population management)	3
PPC 3 Element B (preventive service clinician reminders)	4
PPC 5 Element A (electronic prescription writing)	3
PPC 5 Element B (prescribing decision support—safety)	3
PPC 5 Element C (prescribing decision support—efficiency)	2
PPC 6 Element B (electronic system for managing tests)	6
PPC 7 Element A (referral tracking)	4
PPC 8 Element A (measures of performance)	3
PPC 8 Element F (electronic reporting—external entities)	1
PPC 9 Element B (electronic patient identification)	2
PPC 9 Element C (electronic care management support)	1
Points that require or would be prohibitively difficult without an EHR	39
Total Points (points where EHR is required OR would greatly facilitate)	50

^*PPC refers to Physician Practice Connection. Elements listed in bold font are those for which eligibility criteria explicitly require the use of an EHR or include tasks that would be prohibitively difficult if done by hand. Elements listed in standard font are those for which eligibility criteria include tasks that could be done by hand or with the use of an EHR, although an EHR would greatly facilitate their completion.