United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2015-03-28 article Part II Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f7c581 D09002ee1c7f7c66b United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This Stage 3 proposed rule would specify the meaningful use criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments and avoid downward payment adjustments under Medicare for Stage 3 of the EHR Incentive Programs. It would continue to encourage electronic submission of clinical quality measure (CQM) data for all providers where feasible in 2017, propose to require the electronic submission of CQMs where feasible in 2018, and establish requirements to transition the program to a single stage for meaningful use. Finally, this Stage 3 proposed rule would also change the EHR reporting period so that all providers would report under a full calendar year timeline with a limited exception under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for providers demonstrating meaningful use for the first time. These changes together support our broader efforts to increase simplicity and flexibility in the program while driving interoperability and a focus on patient outcomes in the meaningful use program. 80 FR 16732 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-30/2015-06685 2015-06685 fr30mr15-31 RIN 0938-AS26 4120-01-P CMS-3310-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-30/2015-06685 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-30/html/2015-06685.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-30/pdf/2015-06685.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Electronic Health Records Health Facilities Health Professions Health Maintenance Organizations (Hmo) Medicaid Medicare Penalties Privacy Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 73 p. 16732 16804 80 FR 16732 Title 42 Part 495 42 CFR Part 495 RIN 0938-AS26 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program-Stage 3; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue PRORULE 2015-06685 II DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2015-05-29 CMS-3310-P 4120-01-P 2015-06685 Proposed rule.

This Stage 3 proposed rule would specify the meaningful use criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments and avoid downward payment adjustments under Medicare for Stage 3 of the EHR Incentive Programs. It would continue to encourage electronic submission of clinical quality measure (CQM) data for all providers where feasible in 2017, propose to require the electronic submission of CQMs where feasible in 2018, and establish requirements to transition the program to a single stage for meaningful use. Finally, this Stage 3 proposed rule would also change the EHR reporting period so that all providers would report under a full calendar year timeline with a limited exception under the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for providers demonstrating meaningful use for the first time. These changes together support our broader efforts to increase simplicity and flexibility in the program while driving interoperability and a focus on patient outcomes in the meaningful use program.

To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on May 29, 2015. Elizabeth Holland, (410) 786-1309, Medicare EHR Incentive Program and Medicare payment adjustment Elisabeth Myers (CMS), (410) 786-4751, Medicare EHR Incentive Program Thomas Romano (CMS), (410) 786-0465, Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Ed Howard (CMS), (410) 786-6368, Medicare Advantage Deborah Krauss (CMS), (410) 786-5264, clinical quality measures Alesia Hovatter (CMS), (410) 786-6861, clinical quality measures Elise Sweeney Anthony (ONC), (202) 475-2485, certification definition Administrative Practice and Procedure Electronic Health Records Health Facilities Health Professions Health Maintenance Organizations (Hmo) Medicaid Medicare Penalties Privacy Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 3 , OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov HealthIT.gov http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/3/481.abstract http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov_privacy_security_framework/1173 http://medicaid.gov/Federal-Policy-Guidance/Downloads/SHO-13-007.pdf http://millionhearts.hhs.gov/resources/protocols.html http://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/ http://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/about.htm http://www.cbo.gov//ftpdocs/91xx/doc9168/05-20-HealthIT.pdf http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/DataAndReports.html http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/eCQM_Library.html http://www.cms.hhs.gov/EHRincentiveprograms http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/index.html http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/OfficeofMedicalProductsandTobacco/CDRH/CDRHReports/UCM391521.pdf http://www.healthit.gov http://www.healthit.gov/facas/health-it-policy-committee/health-it-policy-committee-recommendations-national-coordinator-health-it http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/security-risk-assessment-tool http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/rafinalguidancepdf.pdf http://www.journalacs.org/article/S1072- http://www.regulations.gov https://download.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cqi/x-pub/nqrn-what-is-clinical-data-registry.pdf https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/DataAndReports.html www.cms.gov/ehrincentiveprograms www.cms.gov/ehrincentiveprograms/ecqmlibrary Vol. 80, no. 60 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-03-30 continuing daily deposited born digital 423 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-30 P0b002ee18be8b618 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr30mr15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-03-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-30/pdf/FR-2015-03-30.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-03-30/xml/FR-2015-03-30.xml fdlp 16547 16959 DGPO 2015-03-28 2024-06-02 FR-2015-03-30 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-03-30 80 60