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CMS Finalizes Rules to Accelerate Electronic Exchange of Health Care Data, Including for Prior Authorization Requests

At a Glance  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in coordination with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), on Jan.

ONC releases FAQs on final rule’s information blocking requirements

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has posted new FAQs on the information blocking provisions in its final rule updating information sharing requirements for health information technology.

HHS updates health IT strategic plan

The Department of Health and Human Services released a final federal strategic plan for health information technology over the next five years.

ONC delays information blocking requirements until April 5

In an interim final rule, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology extended to April 5, 2021, the deadline to comply with the information blocking requirements in its final rule. The original deadline was Nov. 2, 2020.
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HHS Delays Nov. 2 Compliance Date for Information Blocking Rule

This Special Bulletin details the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology’s interim final rule with comment period to delay the Nov. 2 compliance date for the information blocking provisions of ONC’s Cures Act final rule, while also extending timelines for certain requirements related to the certification of health IT.

ONC urged to exercise extended enforcement discretion for information blocking rule

AHA and other organizations representing the nation’s clinicians, hospitals, health systems and experts in health informatics and health information management urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to allow for at least one year of extended enforcement discretion for its information blocking rule. 
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ONC Urged to Exercise Extended Enforcement Discretion for Information Blocking Rule

AHA and other organizations representing the nation’s clinicians, hospitals, health systems and experts in health informatics and health information management yesterday urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to allow for at least one year of extended enforcement discretion for its information blocking rule.

Understanding the True Cost of Clinical Technology

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For the past few years, “prices” in health care have generated some eye-popping headlines in the press — most notably drug prices. It is not news to anyone in health care that the prices providers pay for drugs and for health care technology seem to rise every year. Further, providers face the daunting task of needing to buy ever-increasing amounts of technology just to keep pace with clinical innovation.

Artificial Intelligence - The Next Revolution in Information Technology

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Boards need to understand artificial intelligence to evaluate its evolving benefits and risks.
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HHS to Publish Final Rules on Interoperability with Certain Delays in Compliance, Enforcement Deadlines

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT this week announced the final interoperability rules will be published in the Federal Register May 1 with changes in certain compliance and enforcement deadlines. The rules were originally released on March 9.