HHS Priorities for 2022
Looking at 2022 the HHS reported its regulatory and deregulatory rule proposals for inclusion in the Administrations unified agenda released in December. We take a look at the ONC, CMS, and HRSA agencies under HHS.
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CMS Seeking Recommendations for MIPS Specialty Measure Sets
CMS is accepting stakeholders’ recommendations regarding potential new specialty measure sets and/or revisions to existing specialty measure sets for the 2023 performance year of MIPS. Recommendations for new specialty sets or revisions to the 2022 specialty sets should be based on the established 2022 MIPS quality measures.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 1-03-22
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 ONC Artificial Intelligence Showcase, the ONC2022 Annual Meeting & the ONC Patient Access Summit.
Pharmacy Interoperability Challenges and Needs Under the 21st Century Cures Act
By Jason Ausili PharmD – As interoperability provisions from the Cures Act enter their enforcement phase, pharmacy leaders within the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and pharmacy system vendors, met recently to discuss the state of pharmacy interoperability.
HHS Announces PandemicX Accelerator with Health IT Cohort
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that 15 digital health startups are joining the 2022 PandemicX Accelerator cohort, specifically to address health inequities, create a culture for success, and deploy resources to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Say Hi to EHI
By Kathryn Marchesini & Michael Lipinski – ONC’s information blocking regulations apply to interferences with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI) (45 CFR Part 171) and define certain exceptions to the definition of information blocking. Thus, it’s important that those subject to the information blocking regulations –
HHS Is Releasing $9 Billion in Provider Relief Fund Payments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, announced the distribution of approximately $9 billion in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 payments to health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interoperability and the Connected Health Care System
By Chiquita Brooks-LaSure – The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many shortcomings in our health care system, especially the ability to quickly share and use reliable data to better understand the health needs of all people across the country.
MIPS 2022 Final Rule
By Joy Rios – The MIPS 2022 Final Rule has been released and here is a breakdown of what you need to know about the program, overall and by category. For the 2022 performance year, to avoid a penalty eligible clinicians must earn a score of at least 75 points.