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CY 2023 Hardship Exception Application Deadline Nov. 30

(Nov. 22, 2024) – For the calendar year 2023 reporting period, eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals must use 2015 Edition Cures Update certified electronic health record technology to meet the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program requirements. The deadline to submit a calendar year 2023 Hardship Exception application for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for CAHs is Nov. 30, 2024.

Eligible hospitals and CAH may submit a Medicare Promoting Interoperability Exception Application citing decertified EHR technology, insufficient internet connectivity or extreme and uncontrollable circumstances.

The Hardship Exception Fact Sheet provides more information on the Hardship Exception process. Additional information regarding the program is available on the Promoting Interoperability Program website. You can submit general questions to the Quality Question and Answer Tool.
--Sally Othmer