Pathologists Exempt From 2015 Meaningful Use Penalty

Pathologists will automatically be exempt from electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use (MU) adjustments in 2015, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS recently released its 15-page application for physicians unable to meet federal requirements for demonstrating MU of an EHR by 2014 (http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/HardshipException_EP_Application.pdf). Starting in 2015, CMS penalizes eligible physicians…