H.R. 270 · 114th Congress
Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Renee Ellmers
- Introduced
- 2015-01-12
- Latest action
- 2015-03-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in specifying the electronic health record (EHR) reporting period under EHR electronic health record technology incentive payment programs under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to continue through 2015 (in the case of eligible professionals) and FY2015 (in the case of eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals) to permit the use of a three-month quarter EHR reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.