Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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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…
WowzaPalooza – A Post-Health Datapalooza 2023 Health IT Roundup
By Steven Posnack – In case you missed it, Health Datapalooza happened toward the end of February. The aptly named conference always invokes a bit of fun while at the same time being a high octane mix of data scientists, policy makers, health care leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and patient advocates.
New CMS Rules Advancing Interoperability
By Alex Baker – CMS proposed two important new rules in December 2022 which, if finalized, would advance electronic health information exchange and streamline cumbersome health care processes by establishing standardized requirements across the industry.
It’s Time for the 2023 SVAP Comment Period
By Anmer Ayala – The public comment period for the 2023 Standards Version Advancement Process is now open. The SVAP allows Certified Health IT Developers to voluntarily update their Health IT Modules to newer versions of standards and provide these updates to their customers.
Is Health IT Ready for Social Determinants of Health-Focused Clinical Decision Support?
By Jawanna Henry & Samantha Meklir – In a brief titled The Feasibility of Social Determinants of Health Clinical Decision Support, ONC explores how clinical practice guidelines that include SDOH factors present an opportunity to advance health equity and improve health outcomes.
HHS OCR Annual Report to Congress
HHS Office for Civil Rights delivers annual reports to Congress on HIPAA Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information.
Building TEFCA
By Micky Tripathi & Mariann Yeager – The completion of a critical 21st Century Cures Act requirement, publishing the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) established a clear infrastructure model and governing approach for nationwide health information exchange.