Deadlines approaching for exception to EHR payment adjustment

Critical access hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for the 2017 reporting period can apply through Nov. 30 for a hardship exception to avoid a 2017 payment adjustment. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use or receive a hardship exception for the 2017 reporting period can apply through Dec. 21 for reconsideration of their fiscal year 2019 payment adjustment. For instructions and applications, click here.
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