0938-AS58 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Electronic Health Record Incentive Program--Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 through 2017 (CMS-3311-F)

This final rule changes the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program EHR reporting period in 2015 to a 90-day period aligned with the calendar year, and also aligns the reporting period in 2016 with the calendar year. In addition, this rule modifies the patient action measures in the Stage 2 objectives related to patient engagement. Finally, it streamlines the program by removing reporting requirements on measures which have become redundant, duplicative, or topped out through advancements in EHR function and provider performance for Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Section 610 Review 42 CFR 412 42 CFR 495 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh Pub. L. 111–5 No NPRM 04/15/2015 80 FR 20346 NPRM Comment Period End 06/15/2015 Final Action 04/00/2018 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal State No Yes No Elizabeth Holland S. Technical Advisor 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-1309 elizabeth.holland@cms.hhs.gov Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, MS: S2-26-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244