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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 90-day period for the determination of whether a MIPS eligible professional or eligible hospital is a meaningful EHR user and to remove the all-or-nothing approach to meaningful use, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2059| Senate 
| Updated: 11/2/2017
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (5)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
EHR Regulatory Relief Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a 90-day performance period with respect to determining whether an eligible professional or hospital is a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user. Additionally, the bill: (1) requires the CMS to consider specified findings and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office with respect to assessing whether an eligible professional is a meaningful EHR user, (2) allows the CMS to determine that an eligible hospital is a meaningful EHR user if the hospital meets a specified percentage of the applicable measures established by the CMS, and (3) extends the applicability of the hardship exception with respect to meaningful EHR use.
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Timeline
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • November 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 90-day period for the determination of whether a MIPS eligible professional or eligible hospital is a meaningful EHR user and to remove the all-or-nothing approach to meaningful use, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2059| Senate 
| Updated: 11/2/2017
EHR Regulatory Relief Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a 90-day performance period with respect to determining whether an eligible professional or hospital is a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user. Additionally, the bill: (1) requires the CMS to consider specified findings and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office with respect to assessing whether an eligible professional is a meaningful EHR user, (2) allows the CMS to determine that an eligible hospital is a meaningful EHR user if the hospital meets a specified percentage of the applicable measures established by the CMS, and (3) extends the applicability of the hardship exception with respect to meaningful EHR use.
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Timeline
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • November 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (5)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted