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Providers Urge Federal Officials to Delay 2015 CEHRT Requirements

Healhcare Informatics: An array of provider associations have asked federal officials to delay 2015 EHR (electronic health record) certification requirements (CEHRT) “until such technology is widely available, and in no event, sooner than January 2019.”

The American Medical Association (AMA)-led letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator, Patrick Conway, M.D., and to Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT acting lead, Jon White, M.D., sent this week, noted that starting in 2018, programs such as the Quality Payment Program and Meaningful Use require the use of 2015 Edition technology, beginning in 2018. Although 2014 Edition technology was permitted for use in those programs for this year, the rules call for the updated edition starting next year.

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