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ONC releases new FAQs on final rule’s information blocking provisions
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Jan. 15 added new frequently asked questions to its FAQs on the information blocking provisions in its final rule updating information sharing provisions for health care providers, health IT developers and health information exchanges.
Using Lessons from the Pandemic to Reimagine Health Care
Even as we continue to address COVD-19 challenges, let’s consider the experiences of the past year, looking for lessons learned and opportunities for the future. Here are four major areas that changed during the pandemic and are likely to keep transforming health care in the year ahead.
CMS releases 2021 guide to QPP advanced alternative payment models
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a guide to participating in Quality Payment Program advanced alternative payment models in 2021.
AHA supports model state legislation that strengthens behavioral health care
The AHA recently signed on in support of model legislation that states can use to hold health insurers accountable for discriminating against those with mental health and substance use disorders by denying coverage of care.
AHA names new trustee to board
The AHA has elected to a vacancy on its Board of Trustees Russ Gronewold, CEO of Bryan Health, a five-hospital health system headquartered in Lincoln, Neb. He also will serve as chair of Regional Policy Board 6.
AHA names Rural Hospital Leadership award winners
The AHA announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
CMS releases tools to help states address COVID-19-related Medicaid/CHIP policies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 15 released two planning tools to help states return to regular Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program operations after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, when many flexibilities and waivers granted to states for the emergency will end unless extended or made permanent.
Network launches resiliency collaborative
The Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network has launched a collaborative to accelerate the transition to alternative payment models to advance resiliency to events such as the COVID-19 public health emergency.
HHS invests in immunization information sharing expansion
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a $20 million investment in several initiatives that will help increase data sharing between health information exchanges and immunization information systems.
CMS Finalizes Rules to Accelerate Electronic Exchange of Health Care Data, Including for Prior Authorization Requests
At a Glance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in coordination with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), on Jan.