By Steven Posnack – Don’t get me wrong, the information blocking regulations are important, but let’s not forget that the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and our implementing regulations (Cures Act Final Rule) had a few other impactful provisions.
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Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule CMS-0057-P: Fact Sheet. CMS is continuing to advance our interoperability goals and tackle process challenges related to prior authorization to increase efficiencies in health care.
By Matt Fisher – Gifting for the holiday season was kicked off early by the Department of Health and Human Services with some developments that should be welcome. The releases are part of an ongoing effort to improve understanding and alignment in healthcare.
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 an interview with Micky Tripathi on Tell Me Where IT Hurts with Dr. Jay Anders.
By Jason Warrelmann – Today, only 24% of healthcare companies utilize FHIR application program interfaces. FHIR, or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, defines how healthcare information can be exchanged between different computer systems regardless of how it is stored.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would like to remind clinicians of important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines:
The OCR at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations of HIPAA on covered entities and business associates under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules when using online tracking technologies.
By Sonia Chambers, Kevin Eike, Larry Jessup, & LaVerne Perlie – ONC launched the Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange (STAR HIE) Program in 2020 using funding from the CARES Act.
By Liz Fowler JD PhD, Purva Rawal PhD, Sarah Fogler PhD, Brian Waldersen MD MPH, Meghan O’Connell MPH, & Jacob Quinton MD MSHS – In 2021, CMS established a goal to have 100 percent of Original Medicare beneficiaries and the vast majority of Medicaid beneficiaries in accountable care relationships by 2030,,,