IT
New Federal Data Sharing Rules Apply to Home Health & Hospice
On October 6th, 2022, new federal rules from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) around data sharing and access went into effect for nearly all health care providers, including home health and hospice agencies. The regulations, known as “information blocking” rules, were required as part of 2016’s 21st Century Cures Act, and are intended […]
Read MoreCMS Open Door Forum Series for IT, EHR Developers, Vendors to Develop Medicare Documentation Service
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum series to educate the public about a new initiative underway to develop a Medicare Fee for Service (FFS) Documentation Requirement Lookup Service prototype. Also, to allow physicians, suppliers, IT and Electronic Health Record (EHR) Developers and Vendors, and/or all other interested […]
Read MoreUnderstanding Health IT Certification, Interoperability, and Health Information Exchange
In case you happened to miss the announcement included in the Proposed FY2019 Hospice Payment and Quality Reporting Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the Possible Establishment of CMS Patient Health and Safety Requirements for Hospitals and Other Providers for Electronic Transfer of Health Information. […]
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