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HR 1273 112th Congress House Health Caribbean area Computers and information technology Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates

Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011

Introduced: March 30, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 30, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 30, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Requires specified budget neutrality adjustments for FY2011-FY2012 and subsequent fiscal years so that estimated aggregate incentive payments for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology are not increased as a result of this Act.

What's happening now April 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2