Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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AHRQ Announces Funding Opportunities to Accelerate Health Care Improvement
The AHRQ announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity to establish state-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives, representing a historic investment to accelerate the implementation and dissemination of patient-centered outcomes research into health care delivery through improvements in…
HHS Begins Enforcement of Information Blocking Rules for Healthcare Providers
By Chris Emper – In December 2016, the U.S. Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, in part to mandate that different EHR systems, hospitals, and physician groups share patient data in compliance with new information blocking rules.
Health Worker Burnout
The realities of our health care system are driving many health workers to burnout. They are at an increased risk for mental health challenges and choosing to leave the health workforce early. They work in distressing environments that strain their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. This will make it harder for patients to get care when they need it.
Telehealthcare Research from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program
By Kevin Chaney & Sanjeev Arora MD – AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program, which this year commemorates its 20th anniversary, has consistently encouraged the adoption of technologies to enhance not only healthcare quality and safety, but access too.
Why the Life Science Industry Should Care About the Proposed HTI-2 Rule
By Kim Boyd – In an era where data fluidity is transforming healthcare, life sciences manufacturers must stay attuned to evolving Health IT policies given that many of these policies have downstream effects on life sciences and access to expanded deidentified and aggregated datasets.
Highest Number of Health Center Patients in Nearly 60 Year History
Marking National Health Center Week, HHS, through the Health Resources and Services Administration released new data showing over 31 million total patients served at HRSA-funded health centers in 2023—an increase of 2.7 million since 2020.
ASTP Partnership with HL7 Advances Standards Development
By Alex Kontur – Often functioning behind the scenes, standards play an enormous role in our daily lives. Nearly every aspect of our modern world is shaped by standards, including our homes (building codes, electrical outlets), cars (safety requirements, fuel efficiency), and the food we eat (nutrition labels).
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.