Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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Now Available: White Paper about CMS Innovation Center Strategy
The CMS Innovation Center is pleased to release a white paper detailing the vision for the Center over the next 10 years titled, “Driving Health System Transformation – A Strategy for the CMS Innovation Center’s Second Decade.”
Thinking Outside the Box: The USCDI+ Initiative
By Ryan Argentieri, Elisabeth Myers, Steven Posnack & Micky Tripathi – Astute readers of the Health IT Buzz Blog (are there any other kind?) and those familiar with ONC’s 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule will recall that we’ve talked a lot about the United States Core Data for Interoperability.
Take the PULSE of Your Community
By Rachel Abbey – Seven years ago the ONC began work on the Patient Unified Lookup System for Emergencies. PULSE is an effort to create national resilience by improving first responder access to patient electronic health information they need to provide services and ensure public health during disasters.
Advances in Key Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills, Giving Peace of Mind to Millions
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Treasury (collectively, the Departments), and the Office of Personnel Management issued an interim final rule with comment period to further implement the No Surprises Act – a consumer protection law that helps curb the practice of surprise medical billing.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 10-11-21
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 a webinar celebrating the 6 winners of the Synthetic Health Data Challenge, the SVAP comment period has been extended until May 2, 2022 & more.
Nearly $1 Billion to Modernize Health Centers and Support Underserved Communities
The HHS awarded nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to nearly 1,300 HRSA Health Center Program-funded health centers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories to support major health care construction and renovation projects.
Research Results Published: More Apps are Integrating with EHRs
By Wes Barker & Christian Johnson – New ONC research shows a more than 20% rise in the number of apps that integrate with certified EHRs. A manuscript highlighting the findings of this research was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: “The Ecosystem of Apps and Software integrated with Certified Health Information Technology”.
Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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.