FY 2024 CMS Hospital IPPS and LTCH PPS Proposed Rule
On April 10, 2023, CMS issued the fiscal year 2024 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system and long-term care hospital prospective payment system proposed rule.
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What’s Happening at the ONC – 4/17/23
Don’t miss the ONC at HIMSS at their booth in the Federal Health Pavilion and at the many sessions they are participating in. Check out these sessions we have rounded up for you. And catch up on what else the ONC has been up to.
New Rule to Further Implement the 21st Century Cures Act
ONC released a NPRM for public comment on proposals to implement certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act and make several enhancements to the ONC Health IT Certification Program to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support the access, exchange, and use of EHI.
Open Secret: The Threat to Interoperability
By Jim Tate – The path to interoperability of healthcare data is proving to be a long and winding road. “The right data, at the right place, at the right time” has become the mantra. The emergence of TEFCA is the most recent and far-reaching effort to achieve cross platform access to healthcare data.
FHIRed-SHIP: An approach to Health Equity by Design for 21st Century Healthcare
By Jawanna Henry & Wei Chang – Complete and accurate information on a patient’s social determinants of health, including specific needs related to food, housing, and transportation insecurity, can help their clinicians and social services providers take a more holistic approach to an individual’s health and well-being.
Use of Telemedicine among Physicians and Development of Telemedicine Apps
By Yuriy Pylypchuk & Wes Barker – In 2020, as the U.S. health care system faced the unprecedented challenge of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine emerged as an invaluable care delivery tool; both providers and patients heavily relied on it for providing and receiving care.
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.
Reminder: 2022 MIPS Data Submission Period is Open
CMS has opened the data submission period for MIPS eligible clinicians who participated in the 2022 performance year of the Quality Payment Program. Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 p.m. ET on March 31, 2023.
A Turning Point in Electronic Health Information Progress
By Seth Pazinski, Peter Karras, & Kim Lundberg – A new ONC report to Congress updating progress on the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information is now available. Hundreds of thousands of physician offices, hospitals, and health systems across the U.S. have transitioned from…