CMS has announced that the effective date for the Final Rule for certain EPMs will be delayed until May 20, 2017. This is the second delay for the Final Rule. CMS previously pushed the effective date from February 18 to March 21. The Final Rule will implement new EPMs for acute care hospitals in certain geographic areas. These retrospective EPMs will target care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries receiving services during acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, and surgical hip/femur fracture treatment episodes. The announcement of the delay is available here.