Eligible professionals seeking to avoid Medicare reimbursement cuts for not successfully participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program in 2014 have until July 1 to apply for a hardship exemption.
Reimbursement cuts for eligible professionals who did not successfully attest to meaningful use in 2014 go into effect Jan. 1, 2016.
Those seeking a hardship exemption must demonstrate proof of circumstances beyond their control and outline how the circumstance "significantly impaired" their ability to attest to meaningful use.
For more information on meaningful use and hardship exemptions, click here.
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