In February, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) began sharing information about a new requirement of the Cures Act Final Rule (Cures Rule) designed to advance interoperability with Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources...
On January 18th, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Recognized Coordinating Entity, the Sequoia Project (“RCE”), pushed TEFCA forward in a major way with the release of the initial Common Agreement, QHIN...
Ushering in a new era of data standardization across Health IT, Project US@ (“Project USA”) Technical Specification Final Version 1.0 was released on January 7, 2022. This project has been a year-long effort to bring standardization to patient address information...
It has been an active year so far in the health IT policy world. Implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act has continued at a steady clip and many policy developments have helped advance efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, momentum will continue...
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...
