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 2015-10-16 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f700fe D09002ee1c7f701c2 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 final rule with comment period specifies the requirements 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 the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. In addition, it changes the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs reporting period in 2015 to a 90-day period aligned with the calendar year. This final rule with comment period also removes reporting requirements on measures that have become redundant, duplicative, or topped out from the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. In addition, this final rule with comment period establishes the requirements for Stage 3 of the program as optional in 2017 and required for all participants beginning in 2018. The final rule with comment period continues to encourage the electronic submission of clinical quality measure (CQM) data, establishes requirements to transition the program to a single stage, and aligns reporting for providers in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. 80 FR 62762 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-16/2015-25595 2015-25595 fr16oc15-24 4120-01-P CMS-3310-FC and CMS-3311-FC https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-16/2015-25595 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-16/html/2015-25595.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-16/pdf/2015-25595.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Medicare Puerto Rico Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Electronic Health Records Health Professions Health Maintenance Organizations (Hmo) Medicaid Penalties Privacy 194 p. 62762 62955 80 FR 62762 Title 42 Part 412 42 CFR Part 412 Title 42 Part 495 42 CFR Part 495 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program-Stage 3 and Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 Through 2017; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue RULE 2015-25595 III DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2015-12-15 CMS-3310-FC and CMS-3311-FC 4120-01-P 2015-25595 Final rules with comment period.

This final rule with comment period specifies the requirements 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 the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. In addition, it changes the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs reporting period in 2015 to a 90-day period aligned with the calendar year. This final rule with comment period also removes reporting requirements on measures that have become redundant, duplicative, or topped out from the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. In addition, this final rule with comment period establishes the requirements for Stage 3 of the program as optional in 2017 and required for all participants beginning in 2018. The final rule with comment period continues to encourage the electronic submission of clinical quality measure (CQM) data, establishes requirements to transition the program to a single stage, and aligns reporting for providers in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

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