HIMSS and PCHAlliance Submit Comments in Response to FTC Health Breach Notification Regulatory Review
HIMSS and PCHAlliance submitted comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regulatory Review and Request for Public Feedback on the Federal Trade Commission’s Health Breach Notification Rule.
Patient ID Now Coalition Delivers Observations at ONC Working Session
Two members of the Patient ID Now Coalition presented recommendations on behalf of the Coalition at the ONC Working Session on patient identity and matching.
HIMSS and PCHAlliance Respond to ONC Request for Strategies to Improve Patient Identity and Matching
HIMSS and PCHAlliance have provided feedback to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Request for Strategies to Improve Patient Identity and Matching, helping to inform ONC’s report to Congress on technical and operational methods that improve patient identity and matching.<...>
The History of HIMSS and Telehealth Advocacy
Whenever Congress has talked about telehealth policy in any substantive manner, HIMSS has been among the organizations championing those conversations, helping congressional offices with their priorities and messaging. HIMSS works closely with stakeholders on pushing these efforts forward, but as...
HIMSS Members Urging Congress to Protect Telehealth for Medicare Beneficiaries
HIMSS members and key stakeholders across the healthcare community are sending messages directly to Capitol Hill to urge Members of Congress to cosponsor the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act (H.R. 7663), which would ensure Medicare beneficiaries may continue to access care throug...
Take Action to Protect Telehealth Access
Use the HIMSS Legislative Action Center to urge your Representative to cosponsor the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 (H.R. 7663).
HIMSS and PCHAlliance Submit Comments on Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Regulation
HIMSS and PCHAlliance provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Regulation, focusing on responding to changes on connected health, the Quality Payment Program (QPP), and broader quality measures.
ONC Announces Additional Flexibilities Around Interoperability Final Regulation Implementation
On October 29, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT published an Interim Final Regulation. The regulation covers information blocking, certification, and enforcement.
HIMSS Looks Forward to Continued Bipartisan Support for Progress in Digital Health Technology
As we reflect on the healthcare policy landscape and prepare for the weeks ahead, HIMSS and our members embrace the remarkable consensus and continuity that has spanned the past three Administrations and multiple Congresses when it comes to the importance of digital health technology.
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Show Support for a National Patient Identification Strategy on Patient ID Day
HIMSS, a founding member of the Patient ID Now Coalition, invites members, chapters and the health IT community to join us for Patient ID Day on Nov. 18, and urge the senate to allow for a national strategy around patient identification to improve patient safety and outcomes.
HIMSS Issues COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action
The top priority of all governments and healthcare organizations must be to address the current crisis and to mitigate the further spread of COVID-19 through global policy efforts, according to the recently released HIMSS COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action Report.
HIMSS Congratulates President-Elect Biden
Under the Biden Administration, HIMSS will work closely with the U.S. Congress, public policymakers, state legislatures and regulatory bodies to improve health through information and technology.