Medicaid
The recently released EHR Meaningful Use in 2014 Flexibility regulation addressed challenges in FY 2014. However, for hospitals, the challenges will remain in place at the start of FY 2015 (Oct. 1, 2014), when hospitals will be expected to meet all of the program requirements for the entire fiscal…
The undersigned organizations write to express immediate concerns confronting our respective members’ ability to successfully participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program in 2015 and we offer recommendations on increasing program flexibility.
We strongly urge you to finalize, as quickly as possible, the proposal to expand providers’ choice of certified EHR technology (CEHRT) to be used in 2014. The proposed flexibility is much needed and would offer more choice in the specific meaningful use requirements they must meet in 2014 (Stage 1…
We support CMS’s goal for Medicare providers and suppliers to have comprehensive emergency preparedness plans and generally think that CMS has chosen the correct framework for the proposed Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions for Coverage (CfCs).
The undersigned organizations write to express immediate concerns confronting our respective members’ ability to comply with the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program.
CMS published in the Dec. 27 Federal Register a proposed rule that would establish emergency preparedness conditions of participation (CoPs) and conditions for coverage (CfCs) that hospitals, critical access hospitals and 15 other provider and supplier types would have to meet in order to…
Mounting Pressure for America's Hospitals
In the Sept. 18 Federal Register, CMS published its final rule on the methodology for reducing federal Medicaid DSH allotments to states by an aggregate of $500 million in fiscal year 2014 and $600 million in FY 2015, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.