Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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WEDI Provides Comment on Federal Trade Commission’s Health Breach Notification Rule
WEDI issued a statement on behalf of its Board Chair, Jay Eisenstock in response to the FTC’s regulatory review and request for public comment concerning the 2009 Health Breach Notification (HBN) Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 31085).
Now Available: CMS 2021 eCQM Flows
CMS developed and published the 2021 performance period electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) flows for eligible professionals/eligible clinicians and eligible hospitals/critical access hospitals to the eCQI Resource Center.
The QPP Proposed Rule 2021: What’s in Store for MIPS and ACOs
By Matthew Fusan – CMS released proposed rule for 2021 QPP, which covers both the MIPS and APMs. For MIPS, there was speculation leading up to the release of the rule about how the COVID-19 pandemic would impact the program for 2020 and 2021.
HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded over $35 million to more than 50 rural organizations across 33 states as part of a sustained federal effort to increase access to high quality care in rural communities.
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.
HHS Invests in HIEs to Strengthen their Ability to Support State and Local Public Health Agencies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to expand and accelerate innovative uses of electronic health information via health information exchanges (HIEs) to support state and local public health agencies.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 8-14-20
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including highlights from the all-virtual ONC Tech Forum, a new HIE funding opportunity, accepting submissions for the USCDI Version 2 & more.
PI Program Hardship Exception Application Deadline 9-1-2020
The Deadline for Eligible Hospitals to Submit their Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application is Tuesday, September 1