The American Health Information Management Association, the American Medical Informatics Association, and the Electronic Health Record Association announced the release of a preliminary report that examines key issues related to the operationalization of the definitions of electronic health information and designated record set.
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In March 2020, the ONC issued a final rule, 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program in an effort to empower patients and promote health information interoperability by prohibiting info blocking.
In formal comments submitted in response to the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations called on the Biden administration to hold off on requiring clinical quality measures to be reported electronically until data interoperability is widely available.
Innovative work to meet the urgent public health need for streamlined reporting and tracking of COVID-19 vaccinations is presented in the release of the 2022 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set published by the American Medical Association.
The American Medical Association announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set has been updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include vaccine and administration codes that are unique to a new formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer.
DirectTrust announced it has acquired the assets of SAFE Identity, including its Trust Framework. The acquisition substantially extends DirectTrust’s capabilities and services and is expected to enable new and expanded interoperability use cases.
Join the ONC on September 14, 2021 at 1PM ET for the first in a series of clinician-focused webinars on the information blocking regulation. Experts will explain how ONC supports secure, appropriate sharing of electronic health information and how information sharing leads to more affordable and equitable care and improved care quality.
Medicare’s largest alternative payment model produced its highest annual savings to date in 2020, while continuing to provide high-quality care, as shown by performance data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement and the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative announced a formal affiliation between the two organizations to form a new organization named Civitas Networks for Health.