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Record and chart changes in vital signs Stage 1 Objective: §495.6(d)(8)(i) - Record and chart changes in the following vital signs: (A) Height. (B) Weight. (C) Blood pressure. (D) Calculate and display body mass index (BMI). (E) Plot and display growth charts for children 2–20 years, including BMI. Stage 1 Measure: §495.6(d)(8)(ii) - For more than 50% of all unique patients age 2 and over seen by the EP, height, weight and blood pressure are recorded as structured data. §495.6(d)(8)(iii) -Exclusion: Any EP who either see no patients 2 years or older, or who believes that all three vital signs of height, weight, and blood pressure of their patients have no relevance to their scope of practice. |