In February 2022 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) introduced the ACO REACH Model to promote greater health equity among the beneficiaries receiving care through accountable care organizations (ACOs). In this article, we define...
Hospital readmissions continue to be a significant patient-safety issue that plagues the healthcare industry. Despite the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) in 2012, the 30-day...
Lindsey Ferris, DrPH, acts as a senior advisor at Maryland-based CRISP (Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients), a regional health information exchange (HIE), and is an advisor to the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability, a collection of...
Partnership will enable MyHealth to enhance coordinated care for people across the state TULSA and BALTIMORE – October 19th, 2021 – Today, MyHealth Access Network (MyHealth), Oklahoma’s non-profit Health Information Exchange helping doctors deliver safer...
On May 10, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided clarification on the requirements outlined in the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule. The clarifying information consisted of frequently asked questions and a guidance...
Between now and April 30th, 2021, hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals must share electronic Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT) based event notifications (e-notifications) with other providers in order to comply with Centers for Medicare...
