HR 1379
113th 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 Act of 2013
Introduced: March 21, 2013
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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 9, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 - 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 to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) Technology.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1