“Robust exchange of health information is absolutely critical to improving health care quality and lowering costs. In the last few months, government leaders at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have advanced ambitious policies to make interoperability a reality. Overall, this is a great thing. However, there are places where DC regulators need help from the frontlines to understand what will really work.”
“As California’s largest nonprofit health data network, Manifest MedEx has submitted comments and met with policymakers several times over the last few months to discuss these policies. We’ve weighed in with Administrator Seema Verma and National Coordinator Dr. Don Rucker. We’ve shared the progress and concerns of our network of over 400 California health organizations including hospitals, health plans, nurses, physicians and public health teams.”
“With the comment periods now closed, here’s a high-level look at what lies ahead:
CMS is leading on interoperability (good). Big new proposals from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will set tough parameters for sharing health information. With a good prognosis to roll out…” Read the full post here.
Source: The good, the bad, and the hopeful in new interoperability plans from Washington – By Claudia Williams, August 29, 2019. LinkedIn.
