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March 27, 2015

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Welcome to HIMSS' Health IT Policy Update, bringing you the latest news on Congressional, federal, and state health IT legislative and regulatory activities from HIMSS' Government Relations office. We welcome your feedback. If you're reading this complimentary newsletter online or receiving it as a forward, please subscribe.

Congressional

ICD-10 Implementation Deadline Survives another Attack
Freshman Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) introduced the amendment Wednesday this week to further delay the nationwide implementation of ICD-10 by two years. 

House Votes to Permanently Replace the Medicare SGR
H.R.2 would replace the SGR with a bicameral, bipartisan agreement that is essentially the same as was agreed to in December 2013.

Senate HELP Hearing- Continuing America’s Leadership: Advancing Research and Development for Patients
The intent of the hearing was to hear innovation ideas from a variety of researchers who routinely work with both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institute of Health (NIH) on how to more quickly get new drugs and products to market. 

Federal

Meaningful Use Stage 3 Released
On Friday, March 20, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) each released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program and Meaningful Use Stage 3.

Meaningful Use Stage 3 Proposed Regulations Detailed Review Webinar Series
Join HIMSS Subject Matter Experts provide details to ensure health IT professionals across the industry understand the intent and impact of the government's actions.

Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network Kicks Off at White House
The Network is comprised of more than 2,800 payers, providers, business leaders, and consumers and was created in an effort to speed health care delivery reform through value-based payments.

HIMSS Engaged

HIMSS Releases Executive Summary on 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria NPRM
HIMSS releases its executive summary of the recently shared NPRM on the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria.

HIMSS Releases Executive Summary on Meaningful Use Stage 3 NPRM
HIMSS releases its executive summary of the recently shared NPRM on Meaningful Use Stage 3.

Proposed Regulations Released on Meaningful Use Stage 3
ONC and CMS each released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program and Meaningful Use Stage 3

 

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PUBLIC POLICY EVENT CALENDAR

HIMSS Events

MATRC Telehealth Summit
March 29, 2015

HIMSS15 Preview: Connected Health at the Intelligent Health Pavilion
March 30, 2015

Meaningful Use Stage 3 Proposed Regulations: A Detailed Review
March 31, 2015

Transforming Real-Time Patient Care
March 31, 2015

Health Information Technology 101: HIT101: Pending Policy Issues and Opportunities to Transform Healthcare
April 1, 2015

Create a Holistic Alarm Management Strategy
April 1, 2015

Three Ways to Strengthen the Provider-Plan Relationship
April 2, 2015


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