Requirements for Previous Years
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services created a number of resources to help eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participate in the Promoting Interoperability Programs in previous years. Select the links below to review archived resources.
2019
- 2019 IPPS Final Rule and Changes to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
- Click here (PDF) for the webinar presentation
- Click here (PDF) for the webinar transcript
- eCQM Reporting Requirements from 2019 (PDF)
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2019 Annual Conference Educational Session Presentations
- Quality Payment Program Year 3 (PDF) – Highlights details for year 3 (2019) of the Quality Payment Program, including eligibility and requirements for each performance category, reporting and data submission options, and scoring.
- Meaningful Measures Initiative (PDF) – Highlights CMS’s continued efforts to coordinate and streamline measures while reducing the burden of reporting for providers, encourage innovation, empower patients, and improve the CMS customer experience.
- Electronic Clinical Quality Measures: Increasing Value & Reducing Burden (PDF) - Provides an overview of the progress to date in implementing eCQM Strategy Project recommendations to increase value and reduce the burden associated with electronic use of data.
- Initiative to Advance Interoperability (PDF) – Highlights CMS’s efforts to further achieve interoperability, as well as highlight its vision for interoperability in the future.
2017-2018
- EHR Hospital Transition Overview (December 5, 2017)
- EHR Hospital Transition QualityNet Demonstration (December 20, 2017)
- EHR Hospital Transition QualityNet Demonstration (January 18, 2018)
- EHR Hospital Transition Questions and Answers Session (February 8, 2018)
- eCQM Reporting Requirements from 2017-2018 (PDF)
2018
2017
2016
- 2016 Program Requirements
- 2016 EHR Incentive Program Requirements for EPs (PDF)
- 2016 EHR Incentive Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs (PDF)
- 2016 Quality Vendor Workgroup Presentations
- 2016 EHR Incentive Programs Requirements for Eligible Professionals (PDF) (August 25, 2016, 1:00pm-2:00pm EDT) – This webinar includes information about the requirements for eligible professionals (EPs) to participate successfully in the EHR Incentive Programs in 2016 based on the criteria outlined in the October 2015 final rule.
- 2016 EHR Incentive Programs Requirements for Eligible Hospitals & CAHs (PDF) (August 30, 2016, 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT) – This webinar includes information about the requirements for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to participate successfully in the EHR Incentive Programs in 2016 based on the criteria outlined in the October 2015 final rule
2015
- 2015 Specification Sheet for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- 2015 Specification Sheet for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs (PDF)
- EHR for Eligible Professionals: What You Need to Know for 2015 Tipsheet (PDF)
- EHR for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs: What You Need to Know for 2015 Tipsheet (PDF)
- EHR Incentive Programs in 2015: Alternate Exclusions & Specifications (PDF)
- 2015 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- 2015 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs (PDF)
- Health Information Exchange Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Broadband Access Exclusions Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Security Risk Analysis Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Patient Electronic Access Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Eligible Professionals: Public Health Reporting in 2015 (PDF)
- Eligible Hospitals /CAHs: Public Health Reporting in 2015 (PDF)
- Webinar: EHR Incentive Programs Final Rule Overview and What You Need to Know for 2015
- Stage 2 Overview Tipsheet (PDF)
- Stage 2 Guide for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Stage 2 Attestation Calculator
- Stage 2 Specification Sheet Table of Contents for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Stage 2 Specification Sheet Table of Contents for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs (PDF)
- Stage 2 Data Sharing Tipsheet for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Stage 2 Worksheet for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Stage 2 Worksheet for Eligible Hospitals (PDF)
- Clinical Decision Support Tipsheet (PDF)
- Stage 2 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Stage 2 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs (PDF)
- Eligible Professional’s Guide to Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs (PDF)
- Stage 2 Final Rule
- Stage 2 Notice of Proposed Rule Making
- 2014 Edition Standards and Certification Final Rule
- Stage 2 Correction Notice
- e-Attestation Calculator (version 1)
- Eligible Professional 2014 Definition Spec Sheets (PDF)
- Eligible Hospital 2014 Definition Spec Sheets (PDF)
- Stage 1 Eligible Professional Attestation Worksheet (2014 Definition) (PDF)
- Stage 1 Eligible Hospital and CAH Attestation Worksheet (2014 Definition) (PDF)
- An Introduction to the EHR Incentive Programs for Medicaid Eligible Professionals (2014 Definition) (PDF)
- An Introduction to the EHR Incentive Programs for Medicare Eligible Professionals (2014 Definition) (PDF)
- Specialists Tipsheet (2014 Definition) (PDF)
- 2014 Stage 1 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Stage 1 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs (PDF)
- 2014 Edition CEHRT Flexibility Rule
- CEHRT Flexibility Decision Tool (PDF)
- 2014 CEHRT Flexibility Chart (PDF)
- 2014 CEHRT Rule: Quick Guide (PDF)
- CEHRT Flexibility Attestation Guide (PDF)
- 2014 CQM Pediatric Recommended Core Set Table (PDF)
- 2014 CQM Adult Recommended Core Set Table (PDF)
- 2014 CQM Electronic Reporting Guide for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- 2014 CQM Electronic Reporting Guide for Eligible Hospitals (PDF)
- CMS eCQM Library
2013
- 2013 Stage 1 Changes Tipsheet – What’s New for Stage 1 in 2013 (PDF)
- Eligible Professional 2013 Definition Spec Sheets (PDF)
- Eligible Hospital 2013 Definition Spec Sheets (PDF)
- Stage 1 Eligible Professional Attestation Worksheet (2013 Definition) (PDF)
- Stage 1 Eligible Hospital and CAH Attestation Worksheet (2013 Definition) (PDF)
- An Introduction to the EHR Incentive Programs for Medicaid Eligible Professionals
- An Introduction to the EHR Incentive Programs for Medicare Eligible Professionals
- Specialists Tipsheet (2013 Definition) (PDF)
- 2013 Stage 1 Attestation User Guide for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Medicare EHR Incentive Program Tipsheet for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Tipsheet for Eligible Professionals (PDF)
- EHR Incentive Program for Medicare Hospitals: Calculating Payments (PDF)
- CAH Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment Calculations (PDF)
For 2013 definition of Stage 1 of meaningful use, eligible professionals used the list of Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) finalized in 2011 (PDF).
Eligible hospitals and CAHs demonstrating 2013 definition of Stage 1 of meaningful reported on all 15 CQMs finalized in 2011 (PDF).
2011 and 2012
- Stage 1 Changes Tipsheet (August 2012) (PDF)
- EHR Incentive Program Final Rule (2010 Definition): Medicaid Provisions
- Medicare Advantage Organizations Important Dates (2011-2012) (PDF)
- Medicare Advantage Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program FAQs (PDF)
Additional Resources for Previous Years of the EHR Incentive Programs
- Patient Electronic Access Tipsheet (PDF)
- Public Health Registry Tipsheet (PDF)
- Security Risk Analysis Tipsheet (PDF)
- Guide for Eligible Professionals Practicing in Multiple Locations (PDF)
- Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions for Eligible Professionals (August 2014) (PDF)
- Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs (August 2014) (PDF)
- Critical Access Hospital Payment Adjustment and Hardship Exception Tipsheet (July 2014) (PDF)
- 2014 CEHRT Hardship Exception Guidance for Eligible Professionals (March 2014) (PDF)
- 2014 CEHRT Hardship Exception Guidance for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (March 2014) (PDF)
- Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals (May 2013) (PDF)
- Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments for Eligible Professionals (May 2013) (PDF)
- Medicare EHR Incentive Program – Tipsheet for CAH Payments (May 2013) (PDF)
- EHR Incentive Program for Medicare Hospitals: Calculating Payments (May 2013) (PDF)
- Medicaid Hospital Incentive Payments Calculations (May 2013) (PDF)
- Critical Access Hospitals Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment Calculations (May 2013) (PDF)
- Audits and Appeals Overview
Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) EHR Resources
- Stage 1 Reference Grid: Stage 1 objectives for 2014 Certified EHR Technology and correlated certification criteria and standards
- Stage 2 Reference Grid: Stage 2 objectives for 2014 Certified EHR Technology and correlated certification criteria and standards
EHR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Guide to EHR Incentive Programs FAQs (Updated April 2014) (PDF)(Please Note: Questions submitted through the "Submit Feedback" button on this web page will not be answered directly.)
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