S-1602 : Still Just a Bill

Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015

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 Technology.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2015-06-17IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2015-06-17IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Caribbean area
  • Computers and information technology
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Medicare
  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. territories and protectorates

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