Implementation of Medicare Programs; - Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (CMS-10552)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/27/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2029
4,550
4,550
30,378
30,151
0
0
Abstract (2000 characters maximum)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111-5) was enacted on February 17, 2009, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure and improve affordable health care. Expanded use of health information technology (HIT) and certified electronic health record (EHR) technology will improve the quality and value of America's health care. Title IV of Division B of the Recovery Act amends Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (the Act) by establishing incentive payments to eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs), and Medicare Advantage organizations participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs that adopt and successfully demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology (CEHRT). These Recovery Act provisions, together with Title XIII of Division A of the Recovery Act, may be cited as the âHealth Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Actâ or the âHITECH Actâ. In 2019, the EHR Incentives Program for eligible hospitals and CAHs was subsequently renamed the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. We are collecting information from participants in this program on objectives and measures focused on the meaningful use of CEHRT in order to incentivize the advanced use of CEHRT to support health information exchange, interoperability, advanced quality measurement, and maximizing clinical effectiveness and efficiency.
In the FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, we proposed to remove two attestations which would impact information collection burden: (1) the ONC Direct Review Attestation beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2026, and (2) the optional ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2026. We also proposed to adopt the Unique Device Identifiers for Implantable Medical Devices measure beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2027. Lastly, we proposed to update the Electronic Prior Authorization measure to make the measure optional for the EHR reporting period in CY 2027 and required beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2028.
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 Title XIII of Division A Name of Law: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 Title IV of Division B Name of Law: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
We previously requested and received approval for total annual burden estimates under this OMB control number for the EHR reporting period in CY 2027 of 30,188 hours at a total cost of $1,671,811 as a result of policies finalized in the FY 2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule. Accounting for updated wage rates, the total cost of $1,671,811 decreases to $1,662,151 (a decrease of $9,660 from our currently approved estimate). For the EHR reporting period in CY 2027, based on the proposed policies in the FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule and revised assumptions, we estimate a total burden of 30,378 hours and $1,672,613 (an increase of 190 hours and $10,462 from our estimate in the FY 2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule). This burden estimate represents an increase of 227 hours and $2,906 from the currently approved burden estimate of 30,151 hours and $1,669,707 for the EHR reporting period in CY 2026.
$10,588,293
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
William Parham 4107864669
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form cms-10552 Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application
CMS-10552 FY 2027 PR Medicare PI_Supporting Statement A_CLEAN_(05-20-2026).docx
§495.24(e) Objectives/Measures (hospitals/CAHs)