The HHS released a concept paper that outlines the Department’s cybersecurity strategy for the health care sector. The concept paper builds on the National Cybersecurity Strategy that President Biden released last year, focusing specifically on strengthening resilience for hospitals, patients, and communities threatened by cyber-attacks.
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Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including TEFCA Updates, latest data from HINTS6, latest Data Brief, & the upcoming ONC 2023 Annual Meeting.
Deadlines: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would like to remind clinicians of important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines:
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Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including new proposals to establish disincentives for health care providers, a webinar to learn about the proposals in the rule, an updated version of the Security Risk Assessment Tool, & more.
CMS announced it is finalizing policies to support primary care, advance health equity, assist family caregivers and expand access to behavioral and certain oral health care.
Proposed rule for public comment establishes disincentives for health care providers found by the HHS OIG to have committed information blocking. In cases of knowingly and unreasonably interferes with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information.
In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.
CMS has contracted with Acumen, LLC to develop episode-based cost measures for their potential use in the cost performance category of MIPS. Part of Wave 6 of measure development, Acumen convenes Clinician Expert Workgroups to provide input on all components of cost measure specifications.