September 2014 Letter To Sylvia M. Burwell Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regarding The Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health

This September 15, 2014 letter to Sylvia M. Burwell Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), addresses concerns about the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Meaningful Use Incentive Program. The letter acknowledges the modifications to the program requirements for 2014 issued by HHS in August 2014; and requests HHS to provide for a shortened, 90-dayEHR reporting period in 2015. The letter is from the following organizations:

American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Physicians
American College of Physician Executives
America’s Essential Hospitals
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association . . .