S 3173 114th Congress Senate Health Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Medicare

EHR Regulatory Relief Act

Introduced: July 13, 2016 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 13, 2016

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

EHR Regulatory Relief Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to:

establish a 90-day reporting period with respect to determining whether an eligible professional or hospital is a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user,
allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine that an eligible professional or hospital is a meaningful EHR user if the professional or hospital meets a specified percentage of the applicable measures established by CMS, and
extend the applicability of the hardship exception with respect to meaningful EHR use.

What's happening now July 13, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Cosponsors 1