Bill to reduce EHR burden clears subcommittee

Editor's Note

The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee on September 13 approved legislation that would remove a requirement to make meaningful use standards for electronic health records (EHRs) more stringent over time, the September 13 AHA News Now reports.

In a letter of support for the bill, which is sponsored by Reps Michael Burgess (R-Tex) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich), the American Hospital Association noted that the current rules contain provisions that are challenging and near impossible to meet, and that the bill would provide much-needed relief for hospitals.

The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 3120) that would remove from the HITECH Act of 2009 a requirement...