As of July 1, 2025, the 2026 Self-Nomination period for Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) and Qualified Registries is now open. QCDRs and Qualified Registries are Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -approved intermediaries that collect clinical data on behalf of clinicians for data submission.
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By Vanessa Candelora – In our May 2025 HIT Perspectives article, we unpacked the decade-long journey of healthcare price transparency and why most stakeholders would agree we’re still not where we need to be. Despite multiple rounds of rulemaking, patient usage of price tools remains low, and many organizations remain out of compliance with core requirements.
By Shawn Spurlock and Liz Turi – As part of ASTP/ONC’s annual Standards Version Advancement Process, the Approved Standards for 2025 are now available. SVAP is designed to support industry interoperability needs and enable the use of newer standards in the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Certification Program).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) has released and are highlighting evaluation reports and publications. See the findings for several of their models.
By Jim Tate – Executive Orders issued by President Trump are continuing to affect the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Certification process for health information technology.
The 2026 Self-Nomination Toolkit for Qualified Clinical Data Registries and Qualified Registries, including the below files, are now posted on the QPP Resource Library.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a public meeting to discuss proposed recommendations for the reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) for fiscal years 2028 through 2032. The current legislative authority for MDUFA expires on Sept. 30, 2027.
Comment period ended on June 16 for the much talked about RFI on the Health Information Ecosystem. Here are organizations that have shared their submitted comments.
HHS Secretary Kennedy and CMS Administrator Oz press conference on securing industry pledges to fix the broken Prior Authorization System. They met with insurance leaders of nearly 80% of covered Americans.