United States · Bill · S
S. 1602 (114th)
Puerto Rico Hospital HITECH Amendments Act of 2015
Introduced
17 June 2015
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
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.)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 June 2015
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 June 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 June 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1602
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1602