Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 21, 2013)
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2013 - 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 (EHR) Technology.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
What just happenedMar 21, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 21, 2013
- Mar 21, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Mar 21, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate