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ONC Releases Draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for Public Comment

Photo of Rachel Park (US)Photo of Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Rachel Park (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in General, News from DC
On January 15, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (“strategic plan”) for public comments.  Developed by the HHS Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in collaboration with more than 25 federal organizations, the strategic plan outlines health IT … Continue reading

CMS FY 2019 IPPS and LTCH PPS proposed rule targets interoperability, transparency and burden reductions

Photo of Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Regulatory
On April 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its fiscal year (FY) 2019 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) proposed rule. CMS proposes to reduce regulatory burdens for inpatient hospitals and increase price transparency and better data sharing between hospitals and other providers … Continue reading
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