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Anyone having issue with MU Core Measure 6 not counting all patients in the numerator for the demographics requirement?

I run the MU report weekly. Since January it has steadily declined from 99% to the present 76%. It has been holding the past several weeks between 74-77%. I don't understand why.

Last year to meet the requirement, we went through every single record and identified the race/preferred language of all patients in our practice (closed to new patients).

I press the blue "MU" button during EVERY ENCOUNTER and it NEVER says I have yet to record demographics for a patient (because they are all have values inputted to their demographics). However the percentage does not reflect that all patients are accounted for. Very odd.

I don't care that much at this point because we are beating the minimum 50% requirement. HOWEVER when additional MU stages require that we achieve higher standards, I don't want to be forfeiting federal dollars when AC isn't counting all patients in the numerator.

Any thoughts?