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Special Bulletin: CMS Releases Hospital Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule for Fiscal Year 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 23 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2020.

Senate holds hearing on 'achieving the promise' of health IT

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee held a

ONC: Nearly all hospitals use EHR data to inform clinical practice

More than 9 in 10 hospitals used their electronic health record data to inform clinical practice in 2017.
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Advisory: CMS and ONC Proposed Rules on Patient Access, Interoperability, Information Blocking and Certification

On March 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published proposed rules that would promote patient

Trendwatch Issue Brief 1: Expanding Electronic Patient Engagement

This is the first in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement for community hospitals collected November 2016 – April 2017.

Trendwatch Issue Brief 2: Sharing Health Information for Treatment

This is the second in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology (IT) Supplement for community hospitals collected November 2016 – April 2017. This brief focuses on provider sharing and use of clinical data and barriers to effective use of shared information.
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Letter: AHA, Others to HHS Regarding Interoperability

Joint letter from AHA and six other national hospital associations to HHS affirming hospital and health system commitment to interoperability, while stating that Medicare and Medicaid conditions of participation are not an appropriate vehicle to achieve interoperability.
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AHA to HHS Re: Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs

AHA comments on draft report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology entitled “Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use to of Health IT and EHRs.”