Health Information Technology (HIT)
AHA comments on CMS鈥 proposed rule on prior authorization.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has posted new FAQs on the information blocking provisions in its final rule updating information sharing requirements for health information technology.
The Department of Health and Human Services released a final federal strategic plan for health information technology over the next five years.
This Special Bulletin details the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology鈥檚 interim final rule with comment period to delay the Nov. 2 compliance date for the information blocking provisions of ONC鈥檚 Cures Act final rule, while also extending timelines for certain鈥
In an interim final rule, the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology extended to April 5, 2021, the deadline to comply with the information blocking requirements in its final rule. The original deadline was Nov. 2, 2020.
AHA and other organizations representing the nation鈥檚 clinicians, hospitals, health systems and experts in health informatics and health information management yesterday urged the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to allow鈥
AHA and other organizations representing the nation鈥檚 clinicians, hospitals, health systems and experts in health informatics and health information management urged the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to allow for at鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT this week announced the final interoperability rules will be published in the Federal Register May 1 with changes in certain compliance and enforcement deadlines. The rules were鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services released for public comment a draft federal strategic plan for health information technology over the next five years, outlining federal goals and objectives to ensure that individuals have access to their electronic health information to manage their鈥
The AHA today shared comments with congressional leaders as they are working to develop a framework for a 鈥淐ures 2.0,鈥 legislative package that builds on the 21st Century Cures Act, which became law in December 2016.