Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 3, 2015)
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
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 Technology.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
What just happenedMar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 3, 2015
- Mar 27, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 3, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 3, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House