APPENDIX
Appendix 1b. Survey questions used for HIT Capability Index (12 questions, 1 – low to 9 – high response scale).
Q62: To what extent are you able to integrate outpatient and inpatient data from providers within the ACO (including medication data, lab results, and health status appraisals)?
Q63: To what extent are you able to integrate outpatient and inpatient data from providers with no formal relationship or contracted outside the ACO (including medication data, lab results, and health status appraisals)?
Q64: To what extent is a sophisticated system in place for predictive risk assessment AND risk stratification of the ACO patient populations?
Q65: To what extent are registries used for all ACO patients to track chronic conditions and preventative measures, and can be linked to the EHR(s) used by your ACO?
Q66: To what extent are PCPs able to provide relevant referral information electronically to specialists AND obtain relevant and timely feedback electronically?
Q67: To what extent are your electronic systems able to generate prescriptions, transmit them to pharmacies, AND confirm whether they have been filled for all patients attributed to the ACO?
Q68: To what extent are clinical decision support tools able to be implemented and is compliance with the rule capable of being tracked within the EHR(s) used by your ACO?
Q69: To what extent are up-to-date problem lists of current and active diagnoses AND/OR active medication lists maintained within the EHR(s) used by your ACO?
Q70: To what extent are drug–drug AND drug–allergy interaction checks implemented within the EHR(s) used by your ACO?
Q71: To what extent are clinical lab–test results incorporated as structured (coded) data within the EHR(s) used by your ACO?
Q72: To what extent are patient reminders for preventive/follow-up care generated by the EHR(s) used by your ACO?
Q73: To what extent are patients provided an electronic copy of their health information AND/OR discharge instructions upon request?
