H.R. 1379 · 113th Congress
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pedro Pierluisi
- Introduced
- 2013-03-21
- Latest action
- 2013-04-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) payments to subsection (d) hospitals in Puerto Rico to allow them to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) Technology.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)