Commenting on the CMS, ASTP, ONC RFI for Health Information Ecosystem
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.
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Securing Industry Pledge to Fix Broken Prior Authorization System
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.
EHR Association Shares Their Feedback to ONC and CMS
The EHR Association shared its feedback on two NPRMs recently: to ASTP/ONC regarding the 2025 Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP), and to CMS regarding the FY 2026 IPPS proposed rule (CMS–1833–P).
Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say
By Jackie Fortier – A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on covid vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others.
Don’t Forget to Preview Your Performance Information
CMS opened the Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.The Preview Period gives clinicians and groups the ability to review their 2023 QPP performance information before it’s publicly reported on the profile pages of clinicians and groups on the Medicare.gov compare tool and in the Provider Data Catalog.
CMS Releases a Flurry of Updates: What Stakeholders Should Know
By Mary Griskewicz – CMS has reengaged with the healthcare industry and the public for comment after a period of silence, now with the Department’s reorganization well underway. In a relatively short period, CMS has put out three requests for information, new strategic guidance for its Center of Innovation, and announced rescinding previously published documentation.
FHIR Over Direct: Accelerating the Pace toward Trusted, Scalable Interoperability
By Lisa Nelson – Interoperability in healthcare has come a long way, but it has been slow going. The introduction of FHIR holds many promises, but there’s a practical challenge: how do we shift the industry to use more modern, more standardized structured health information?
CMS Innovation Center Announces New Strategy
On May 13, the Innovation Center launched a new, transformative strategy to advance President Trump and HHS Secretary Kennedy’s call to action to Make America Healthy Again and demonstrate the Center’s strong commitment to protect federal taxpayers.
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.