By Pieter De Leenheer, Ph.D. – FHIR is designed to be a modular and open-source standard, encouraging global adoption and continual refinement. It allows for local customization to meet specific needs, which is critical given the diverse regulatory and operational needs in healthcare.
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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 2 new funding areas for LEAP, comment opportunity on the draft 2024-2030 Federal HealthIT Strategic Plan, and a upcoming quarterly ONC Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable.
CMS reminder that the deadline to request a 2025 Qualified Clinical Data Registry measure preview meeting with CMS and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System QCDR/Registry Support Team is May 17, 2024.
By Phil Galewitz & Holly K. Hacker – At least two-thirds of Medicare enrollees have two or more chronic health conditions, federal data shows. That makes them eligible for a federal program that, since 2015, has rewarded doctors for doing more to manage their health outside office visits.
By Dr. Melinda Kidder DHA MSN RN – In the ever-evolving landscape of health care, nurses are at the forefront of patient care, witnessing firsthand the impact of transformative initiatives and regulatory updates. ONC’s HTI-1 final rule is a catalyst for change, ushering in a new era for health IT.
By Julie A. Kilgore – The ONC released the anticipated Common Agreement Version 2.0 on April 22, 2024. Since 2016, the ONC has been working to implement the requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act, and this release marks another milestone on the journey to complete those directives.
By Steven Posnack – Hey class, it’s time to jump in the Wayback Machine. In this case, I literally had to use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to rummage for this post’s content in honor of ONC’s 20th anniversary.
By Scott Bohon & Ashley Hain – There has been significant progress in interoperability among providers for treatment purposes, and while there is still considerable work to do, we now need to broaden our scope to also focus on payer-provider interoperability.
On April 10, 2024, CMS issued the fiscal year 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system and long-term care hospital prospective payment system proposed rule. The proposed rule would update Medicare fee-for-service payment rates and policies for inpatient hospitals and LTCHs for FY 2025.