HIMSS Recommends Better Interoperability and Access on Proposed CMS Prior Authorization Rule
HIMSS supports the ongoing work to improve patient care with better data access and streamlined data management by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
HIMSS Urges Congress to Provide Critical Funding to ONC
President Biden released the fiscal year 2024 (FY24) budget on March 9, 2023, officially kicking off the annual appropriations process in Congress. President Biden’s budget included $103.6 million for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), an increase of...
HIMSS Responds to HELP Committee Requests for Information
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in February issued two requests for information (RFI) as it ramps up its work for 2023 and the 118th Congress.
Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends May 11
A wave of healthcare flexibilities tied to the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will expire and others will wind down when the PHE officially comes to an end on May 11. The COVID-19 National Emergency was also set to expire on May 11, but ended on April 10 when President Biden signe...
HIMSS Endorses and Issues Recommendations on US Government Proposed Rule on Reproductive Health Data Privacy
The U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade, which raised extreme concerns around health outcomes, equity and data privacy.
CMS Proposes to Extend Telehealth Coverage, Cut Traditional Fee for Service Rates in Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1784-P) — released July 13 by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — extends coverage of a variety of telehealth services at the non-facility reimbursement rate through Dec. 31, 2024, as mandated by Congress in the 2022 Con...
FTC Proposed Rule Would Help Protect Health Information Collected by Consumer Apps, Websites
HIMSS submitted a public comment letter Aug. 8 to the Federal Trade Commission, leveraging member expertise to give feedback on the movement to align privacy compliance requirements for health information. HIMSS supports an expansion of breach notification responsibility for applications and devi...
HIMSS Supports Proposed Extensions to Telehealth Coverage in CMS Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
HIMSS, a global advocate for digital health transformation, supports a proposed extension of coverage for telehealth services through Dec. 31, 2024.
HIMSS calls for Congress to Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Law, Framework for AI Implementation in Healthcare
HIMSS, a global advocate for digital health transformation, called for the United States Congress to adopt a robust, comprehensive health privacy law that is universally implementable and applicable to all entities that access protected health information regardless of site or p...
Proposed Information Blocking Rule Would Discern Disincentives for Healthcare Providers
The US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released a new proposed rule Oct. 30 that would implement specific information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers,...
Empowering Equitable Data Sharing for Tribes
The National Indian Health Board has identified three key policy areas for advancing health equity for American Indians and Alaska Natives with the help of data.
New Indian Health Service EHR System Will Have Multi-Generational Impact on Native American Population Health
The Indian Health Service (IHS), which provides comprehensive healthcare to approximately 2.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 574 federally recognized tribes, has announced the agency will implement Oracle Cerner technology as the new IHS enterprise electronic health rec...