Educational Resources

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Promoting Interoperability Program Regulations and Notices

This section contains materials pertaining to rulemaking for the Promoting Interoperability Programs. Click on any of the links below to learn more.

• Fiscal Year 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
  • Final Rule (August 2021)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for information (April 2021)
• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2021
  • Final Rule (December 2020)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for Information (August 2020)
• Fiscal Year 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
  • Final Rule (September 2020)
  • Final Rule Correction Notice (December 2020)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for Information (May 2020)

• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2020
  • Final Rule (November 2019)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for Information (August 2019)

• Fiscal Year 2020 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
  • Final Rule (August 2019)
  • Final Rule Correction Notice (October 2019)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for Information (April 2019)
  • Proposed Rule Correction Notice (June 2019)
• Centralized Repositiory

  • State and Local Public Health Agencies (PHAs) support interoperability efforts and data exchange with electronic health records, many of which have been utilized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Promoting Interoperability Programs. This appendix points to PHA websites at the jurisdictional level where interested parties can obtain information such as the local implementation guides, which programs and implementation guides are supported, contact information etc.

• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2019
  • Final Rule (November 2018)
  • Final Rule Correction Notice (September 2018)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for Information (August 2018)
  • Proposed Rule Correction Notice (July 2018)
     
• Fiscal Year 2019 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
  • Final Rule (August 2018)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for Information (May 2018)
     
• Fiscal Year 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Acute Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
  • Final Rule (August 2017)
  • Final Rule Correction Notice (September 2017)
  • Proposed Rule and Request for Information (April 2017)
     
• The Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System for Calendar Year 2017
  • Final Rule (September 2016)
  • Final Rule Correction Notice (January 2017)
  • Proposed Rule (July 2016)
     
• Fiscal Year 2017 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Acute Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
  • Final Rule (August 2016)
  • Final Rule Correction Notice (September 2016)
  • Final Rule Correction Notice (October 2016)
  • Proposed Rule (April 2016)
  • Proposed Rule Correction Notice (June 2016)
     
• Stage 3 and Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 Through 2017
  • Final Corrections and Correcting Amendment (PDF) (June 2016)
  • Final Corrections and Correcting Amendment (PDF) (March 2016)
     
• CMS Stage 3 and Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 through 2017
  • Final Rule (October 2015)
  • Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 Through 2017 Propose Rule (PDF) (April 2015)
  • Stage 3 Proposed Rule (March 2015)
     
• ONC Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for EHR Technology, 2015 Edition
  • Final Rule (October 2015)
  • Final Rule Corrections and Clarifications (December 2015)
  • Proposed Rule (March 2015)
     
• 2014 CEHRT Flexibility
  • Final Rule (September 2014)
  • Proposed Rule (May 2014)
     
• CMS Stage 2
  • Final Rule (September 2014)
  • Proposed Rule (May 2014)
     
• ONC Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for EHR Technology, 2014 Edition
  • Final Rule (September 2012)
  • Proposed Rule (March 2012)
     
• ONC Establishment of the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology
  • Final Rule (January 2011)
     
• CMS Correcting Amendment
  • Final Rule (December 2010)
     
• Privacy Act of 1974; Report of New System of Records
  • Notice of a New System of Records (November 29, 2010)
     
• Agency Information Collection Notice
  • Summary of Proposed Collections for Public Comment (October 22, 2010)
     
• ONC Revisions to Health Information Technology Initial Set of Standards
  • Interim Final Rule with Requests for Comments (October 2010)
     
• ONC Establishment of the Temporary Certification Body Final Rule
  • Final Rule (June 2010)
     
• CMS Stage 1
  • Final Rule (July 2010)
  • Proposed Rule (January 2010)
     
• ONC Health Information Technology Initial Set of Standards, 2011 Edition
  • Final Rule (July 2010)
  • Interim Final Rule (January 2010)