ONC recently convened several major interoperability efforts in discussions that intend to connect the health IT ecosystem. The 21st Century Cures Act requires a trusted exchange framework and common agreement provisions as outlined in Section 4003.
The report reviews the medical request process from both the patient and health system views and provides recommendations to improve the records request process to be more streamlined, transparent, and user-friendly.
Annual proposed rules to clarify Medicare reimbursement for Outpatient payments and the Physician Fee Schedule have been released with an intent of streamlining federal requirements with the Quality Payment Program.
Please take action by visiting the HIMSS Legislative Action Center and asking your Senators and Representatives to cosponsor this important bipartisan legislation and help to ensure these critical reforms are enacted into law.
