TEFCA Priorities and Plans for the Remainder of 2025
By Steven Posnack – As we roll into the second half of 2025, we wanted to state our TEFCA™ priorities and plans for the remainder of the year.
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Socialcare on FHIR over Direct
By Brian D. Handspicker – This post builds upon a recent blog by Lisa Nelson, Fractional Chief Technical Officer, “FHIR Over Direct: Accelerating the Pace toward Trusted, Scalable Interoperability,” by exploring how the same approach of FHIR Over Direct can be applied to socialcare — a critical but often underrepresented component of health and well-being.
The UnitedHealth Probes: A Wake-Up Call for Medicare Advantage
By Arun Hampapur PhD – The U.S. healthcare industry is once again in the spotlight—this time, with the scrutiny on UnitedHealth. The Department of Justice has launched a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealth Group, which highlights the ethical challenges and complexities around risk adjustment in Medicare Advantage.
The 2026 QCDR and Qualified Registry Self-Nomination is Now Open
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.
What Comes Next for Price Transparency?
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.
Advancements in Health IT: ASTP/ONC’s Approved SVAP Standards for 2025
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).
CMMI Model Reports and Findings
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.
Executive Action and CEHRT Requirements: Real World Testing July 2025
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.
2026 QCDR and Qualified Registry Self-Nomination Materials are Now Available
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.