CMS is asking its stakeholders to submit potential measures to include in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Measure proposals are due June 29 for inclusion in calendar year 2019 ...

AHA urges ONC slow health IT certification overhaul to protect patient safety and support rural hospitals during transition to FHIR standards.

CMS published its FY 2025 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule on August 1, 2024. Under this final rule, CMS is implementing several changes to its Hospital ...

The American Hospital Association provides comment on the “Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity” (HTI-5) proposed rule.

Premier, MGMA, AMGA weigh in Other industry groups also liked that the new rules would help ease physician busywork. Premier, for instance, praised CMS' efforts to "alleviate unproductive clinician ...

The WEDI baseline survey shows many providers and payers have yet to start implementing the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Advancing Interoperability and Improving ...

In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced new and renewed initiatives to promote health information sharing and interoperability among health ...

However, HHS said that in response to commentators' inquiries, the OIG does not intend to use its authority to investigate information blocking for potential noncompliance with CMS requirements, ...

CMS has finalized a 2.6% payment increase for inpatient services, boosted DSH payments, established new interoperability rules for prior authorization, and confirmed the launch of a controversial ...