October 3 is the Last Start Date for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program EHR Reporting Period

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to remind Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program participants that Saturday, October 3, is the last day to begin the program’s 90-day electronic health record (EHR) reporting period.

The Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program requires new and returning eligible hospitals, dual-eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals to report for at least 90 consecutive days during calendar year 2020 (through December 31, 2020). Participants who cannot demonstrate over the course of the 90-day EHR reporting period that they are meaningful EHR users will receive a negative payment adjustment.

In addition to a continuous 90-day EHR reporting period and other program requirements, Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program participants must:

Use 2015 Edition Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) for a minimum of any continuous 90-day period

Note: The 2015 Edition CEHRT did not have to be implemented on January 1, 2020, but the functionality must be in place by the first day of the EHR reporting period

Submit a “yes” to the Prevention of Information Blocking Attestations
Submit a “yes” to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Direct Review Attestation

Submit a “yes” for the Security Risk Analysis measure

Report the required numerator and denominator or yes/no measures from each of the 4 objectives or claim their exclusion(s)
Earn a minimum total score of 50 points (out of 100 possible points)
Report on 4 self-selected eCQMs from the set of 8 available

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To learn more about these requirements, please review the:

For more information on the Promoting Interoperability Programs, visit the Promoting Interoperability Programs website.