CMS is asking its stakeholders to submit potential measures to include in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Measure proposals are due June 29 for inclusion in calendar year 2019 ...

CMS made a series of changes that will affect the use of health IT in its latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program proposal released July 12. Changes are aimed at getting ...

Quality data is critical to informing public health actions. | The time has come for CMS to implement performance measures—or quantitative metrics—for public health and clinical data exchange, writes ...

In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced new and renewed initiatives to promote health information sharing and interoperability among health ...

The WEDI baseline survey shows many providers and payers have yet to start implementing the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Advancing Interoperability and Improving ...

However, HHS said that in response to commentators' inquiries, the OIG does not intend to use its authority to investigate information blocking for potential noncompliance with CMS requirements, ...

CMS identifies modernizing technology innovation as a core RHT strategic goal, emphasizing solutions that improve care delivery efficiency, data security, data sharing, cybersecurity, and access to ...

Oregon Coordinated Care Organization to Leverage 1upHealth's Comprehensive Interoperability Suite to Drive CMS ...

CMS has finalized a 2.6% payment increase for inpatient services, boosted DSH payments, established new interoperability rules for prior authorization, and confirmed the launch of a controversial ...