Sec. 2. Assisting doctors and hospitals in improving the quality of care for patients
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Part 1 of subtitle A of title XIII of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ( Public Law 111–5 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in consultation with providers of health services, health care suppliers of services, health care payers, health professional societies, health information technology developers, health care quality organizations, health care accreditation organizations, public health entities, States, and other appropriate entities, shall, in accordance with subsection (b)— establish a goal with respect to the reduction of regulatory or administrative burdens (such as documentation requirements) relating to the use of electronic health records; develop a strategy for meeting the goal established under paragraph (1); and develop recommendations for meeting the goal established under paragraph (1).
To achieve the goals established under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the entities described in such subsection, shall, not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, develop a strategy and recommendations to meet the goals in accordance with this subsection. The strategy developed under paragraph
(1)shall address the regulatory and administration burdens (such as documentation requirements) relating to the use of electronic health records. Such strategy shall include broad public comment and shall prioritize burdens related to— the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Meaningful Use Incentive programs or the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, the Alternative Payment Models, the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, and other value-based payment programs determined appropriate by the Secretary; health information technology certification programs; standards, and implementation specifications, as appropriate; activities that provide individuals access to their electronic health information; activities related to protecting the privacy of electronic health information; activities related to protecting the security of electronic health information; activities related to facilitating health and clinical research; activities related to public health; activities related to aligning and simplifying quality measures across Federal programs and other payers; activities related to reporting clinical data for administrative purposes; and other areas determined appropriate by the Secretary. The recommendations developed under paragraph
(1)shall address— actions that improve the clinical documentation experience; actions that improve patient care; actions to be taken by the Secretary and by other entities; and other areas determined appropriate by the Secretary to reduce the reporting burden required of health care providers. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the development of the goal, strategies, or recommendations described in this section. A physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the Social Security Act) may delegate electronic medical record documentation requirements specified in regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services to a person who is not such physician if such physician has signed and verified the documentation. . Section 3001(c)(5) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300jj–11(c)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The National Coordinator shall encourage, keep, or recognize, through existing authorities, the voluntary certification of health information technology under the program developed under subparagraph
(A)for use in medical specialties and sites of service for which no such technology is available or where more technological advancement or integration is needed. The HIT Policy and Standards Committees shall make recommendations on specific medical specialties and sites of service, in addition to those described in clause (iii), applicable under this paragraph. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the HIT Policy and Standards Committees, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall make recommendations for the voluntary certification of health information technology for use by pediatric health providers to support the health care of children. Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall adopt certification criteria (under section 3004) to support the voluntary certification of health information technology for use by pediatric health providers to support the health care of children. . Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the HIT Policy Committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, a report concerning attestation statistics for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Meaningful Use Incentive programs to assist in informing standards adoption and related practices. Such statistics shall include attestation information delineated by State, including the number of providers who did not meet the minimum criteria necessary to attest for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Meaningful Use Incentive programs for a calendar year, and shall be made publicly available on the Internet website of the Secretary on at least a quarterly basis. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may alter the format of the reports on the attestation of eligible health care professionals following the first performance year of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System to account for changes arising from the implementation of such payment system.
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Assisting doctors and hospitals in improving the quality of care for patients
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-5
Cite42 USC 300jj–11(c)(5)
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