Understanding Hardship Exceptions

You or your group may submit a Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception Application, citing one of the following reasons for review and approval:

• You’re in a small practice
• You’re using decertified EHR technology
• You have insufficient Internet connectivity
• You experienced extreme and uncontrollable circumstances
• You lack control over the availability of certified EHR

If your hardship exception is approved, your promoting interoperability will be removed from your MIPS score calculations and the 25% will be reallocated to the quality category.