CMS extends comment period for EHR certification, quality reporting

Editor's Note

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on February 2 extended the deadline for sending feedback on electronic health record (EHR) certification and quality reporting to February 16, 2016.

The request for information is part of an effort by CMS to streamline and reduce the burden of government requirements on professionals, hospitals, and IT developers.

This document extends the comment period for the December 31, 2015 request for information entitled ``Request for Information: Certification Frequency and Requirements for the Reporting of Quality Measures Under CMS Programs'' (80 FR 81824) (referred to in this document as December 31 RFI). The...