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Price Statement on CMS Proposed Rule to Reinstate 90-day Electronic Health Record Reporting Period

Statement

By: Tom Price
By: Tom Price
Date: July 6, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (GA-06) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule to reinstate a 90-day electronic health record (EHR) reporting period for physicians and hospitals under the Meaningful Use (MU) Program -- down from a full calendar year for returning participants.

"CMS's decision to reinstate a 90-day reporting period only makes sense," said Congressman Tom Price M.D. "That's why for months we've been pushing CMS to do this and they finally listened. It will ensure that physicians can focus more of their attention on patients, rather than unnecessary, overly burdensome regulatory compliance. The nation's physicians and hospitals--our partners in delivering world-class care to 55 million Medicare beneficiaries--need this flexibility in order to better serve their patients."


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