CMS provides numerous avenues to implement value-based care. Dr. Farzad Mostashari, who was the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology during a critical period of EHR implementations in the U.S., co-founded Aledade 11 years…
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What You Should Know:
– The 2025 healthcare landscape is marked by significant uncertainty due to evolving reimbursement models and shifting federal policies. Margin pressures are intensifying across the industry. However, healthcare organizations are responding…
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Table of Contents
Overview of New EHR Testing Changes
What This Means for EHR Vendors
Impact on Healthcare Interoperability
Timeline and Implementation Details
Industry Response and Implications
Future Outlook for EHR Compliance
Overview of New EHR Testing Changes
The Department of Health…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named a new leader at the agency formerly known as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.WHY IT MATTERSDr. Thomas Keane, who…
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HHS Launches Groundbreaking Data Sharing Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched groundbreaking initiatives to transform healthcare data sharing. These efforts focus on reducing administrative burdens while empowering Medicare enrollees to…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) are asking for public input on how best to promote…
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A pair of recent announcements from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show agencies working to help providers and payers reduce their data exchange burdens and enable Medicare enrollees to better manage their…
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Immediate Test Results Spark Refresh Behavior
The 21st Century Cures Act policy granting patients immediate access to their test results has revealed an unexpected consequence: anxious portal refreshing. According to a new JAMA Network Open…
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) offers the federal government its vision for evolving the US quality measurement ecosystem.
HIStalk Announcements and Requests
Industry veteran and long-time HIStalk reader Todd Karner, DHA, MGA,…
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For the 93rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by David T. Ford, VP of Health Information Technology at California Medical Association (CMA) to talk about some…
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