CMS Intends To Modify EHR Incentive Program Requirements

On January 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intent to revise the requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. The goal of these revisions is to decrease the burden on health care providers required to report while still promoting the long-term goals of the EHR program, including switching Medicare and Medicaid providers to a new electronic record system.

The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, adopted in 2011, provides incentives to health care providers and health care entities that adopt and implement certified electronic health record technology. Health care providers and health care entities are required to demonstrate meaningful use of EHR systems that positively affects patient care.