Bipartisan Bill Offers Flexibility For EHR Meaningful Use In 2015 Following Providers' Pleas

Reps. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and Jim Matheson (D-UT) introduced a bill to give doctors and hospitals more time to show the meaningful use of electronic health records in 2015, shortly after stakeholders -- including HIMSS, the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and 15 other groups -- warned HHS Tuesday (Sept. 16) that the success of the program depended on providers getting extra time and flexibility. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives praised Ellmers and Matheson for introducing the...