{"id":113,"date":"2016-03-15T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T18:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2017-03-28T10:30:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T16:30:19","slug":"hts-new-deadlines-mu-hardship-application-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/hts-new-deadlines-mu-hardship-application-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"HTS &#8211; MU: New deadlines for MU Hardship Application submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/New-deadlines-for-MU-Hardship-Application-submissions-1.png\" alt=\"New-deadlines-for-MU-Hardship-Application-submissions\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/New-deadlines-for-MU-Hardship-Application-submissions-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/New-deadlines-for-MU-Hardship-Application-submissions-1-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/New-deadlines-for-MU-Hardship-Application-submissions-1-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/New-deadlines-for-MU-Hardship-Application-submissions-1-1024x256.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>MU: New deadlines for MU Hardship Application submissions<\/h1>\n<h5>March 15, 2016<\/h5>\n<h6>Written by Patty Kosednar<\/h6>\n<p>The 2015 reporting Hardship application deadline has been extended to\u00a0July 1, 2016\u00a0for those eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals (EHs) and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that are unable to attest for Meaningful Use in 2015 and want to apply for an\u00a0exception from the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program 2017 payment adjustment.<\/p>\n<p>This new, streamlined application process is the result of the Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (PAMPA), which established that the Secretary may consider hardship exceptions for &#8220;categories&#8221; of EPs, EHs and CAHs that were identified on the CMS website as of December 15, 2015.\u00a0 Prior to this law, CMS was required to review all applications on a &#8220;case-by-case&#8221; basis.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/regulations-and-guidance\/legislation\/ehrincentiveprograms\/paymentadj_hardship.html\" target=\"_blank\">CMS Payment Adjustment and Hardship Information<\/a>\u00a0to find the\u00a0Hardship Instructions and Applications.<\/p>\n<p>Leave a reply, ask a question or share information using the \u201cLeave a Reply\u201d section below, or email <a href=\"mailto:pkosednar@mpqhf.org?subject=MU Blog Website\" target=\"_blank\">Patty Kosednar<\/a> directly with your questions or comments.<\/p>\n<p><a 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