E/M Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 4
Electronic Health Records: Your EHR Hardship-Exception Application Process Just Got Easier
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Article Overview
This article covers a CMS update that streamlined hardship exception applications connected to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, along with related legislative changes from the Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act. It is relevant to providers and coding/compliance professionals who need to track EHR payment adjustments, submission timelines, and government guidance affecting eligible professionals, hospitals, and critical access hospitals. The article also notes broader Medicare and Medicaid identity-theft penalties and references reconsideration forms and related CMS resources.
Why This Topic Matters
Organizations and providers affected by EHR incentive payment adjustments need to know about revised application processes, deadlines, and eligibility categories so they can stay current with CMS requirements and related federal changes.
Article Sections
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CMS hardship exception update
Introduces the streamlined hardship application process and the associated CMS materials for exception requests tied to the EHR incentive program.
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Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (PAMPA)
Summarizes the federal law behind the update and describes the broader areas of Medicare-related policy change discussed in the article.
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Eligibility categories and application timelines
Covers the groups referenced for hardship consideration and the general timing framework for submitting applications and related forms.
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Reconsideration applications
Describes the separate reconsideration process mentioned for certain providers and the related deadline context.
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Resources and links
Points readers to the CMS and congressional reference materials cited at the end of the article.
What You Will Learn
- How the hardship-exception process related to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program changed
- What federal legislation is associated with the updated CMS process
- Which provider categories are mentioned in connection with hardship exceptions
- What types of CMS forms and deadlines are discussed
- Where the article directs readers for official source materials
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Eligible professionals
- Eligible hospitals
- Critical access hospitals
- Medical practice administrators
- Coding and compliance staff
- Revenue cycle professionals
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