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ONC Issues First Health IT Standards Bulletin Discussing USCDI & SVAP

by Jasmine Pennic 01/13/2021 Leave a Comment

ONC Issues First Health IT Standards Bulletin Discussing USCDI & SVAP

What You Should Know: - The ONC released the first ONC Standards Bulletin, a new communication tool ONC will use to periodically update the healthcare industry about ONC health IT standards and policy initiatives. - Based on a HITAC recommendation, the Bulletin is part of the ONC’s ongoing efforts to communicate, coordinate, and promote the adoption and use of health IT standards to facilitate the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. - The inaugural ONC
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How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021

by Adam Sabloff, Founder & CEO of VirtualHealth 01/04/2021 Leave a Comment

How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021

Adam Sabloff, Founder and CEO of VirtualHealth As we re-examine the healthcare system in the wake of the pandemic, we are continually identifying opportunities to rebuild parts of the system to new and improved specifications. One critical facet is digital health, where we continue to struggle with what should really be table stakes: the ability to integrate data from disparate organizations and systems into a unified view of the whole person and take action. During the height of the
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CIO: 3 Rules for Meeting ONC/CMS Interoperability, While Improving Cybersecurity

by Scott Galbari, CTO & Drew Ivan, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Lyniate 12/31/2020 Leave a Comment

CIO: 3 Rules for Meeting ONC/CMS Interoperability, While Improving Cybersecurity

Scott Galbari, CTO, LyniateDrew Ivan, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Lyniate Healthcare data security has been a growing concern for CIOs for the last year or so, as hackers are increasingly targeting health information. Now, with a global pandemic forcing a shift to telemedicine and remote work, and new rules from the ONC and CMS introducing more regulatory burden, healthcare CIOs have more to manage than ever. Fortunately, it is possible to roll out new capabilities while
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Despite COVID-19: Providers Should Not Lose Sight of MIPS Compliance

by Courtney Tesvich VP, Regulatory at Nextech 12/11/2020 Leave a Comment

Despite COVID-19: Providers Should Not Lose Sight of MIPS Compliance

Courtney Tesvich, VP of Regulatory at Nextech When 2020 began, no one anticipated that complying with the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)—the flagship payment model of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Program (QPP)—would look so different halfway through the year. Like many other things, the COVID-19 crisis has delayed, diverted, or derailed many organizations’ reporting efforts and capabilities. Lower procedure volumes, new remote work
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5 Steps for Interoperability Excellence for Healthcare Providers

by Shanti Wilson, Consultant, Freed Associates 12/07/2020 Leave a Comment

5 Steps for Interoperability Excellence for Healthcare Providers

Shanti Wilson, Consultant, Freed Associates  As if 2020 couldn’t be any more challenging for healthcare providers, new federal rules on interoperability and patient access, granting patients direct access to their healthcare data, begin taking effect in 2021 and will continue into 2022. These rules, while ultimately beneficial to patients, bring an additional level of operational complexity to many revenue-stressed healthcare organizations. If anything, the 2020 pandemic has
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COTA Lands $34M to Drive Innovation in Oncology Using Real-World Data

by Fred Pennic 11/18/2020 Leave a Comment

COTA Lands $34M to Drive Innovation in Oncology Using Real-World Data

What You Should Know: - COTA, Inc., a healthcare technology company that uses real-world data to bring clarity to cancer care, has secured $34M in funding. - Access to over one million patient data records and additional funding support enhanced real-world data and analytics services in oncology. COTA, Inc., a Boston, MA-based healthcare technology company that uses real-world data to bring clarity to cancer care, today announced it has raised $34 million in Series D funding led
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HHS Extends Compliance Dates for Information Blocking Requirements

by Fred Pennic 10/29/2020 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: - HHS released an interim final rule to extend compliance dates and timeframes to meet information blocking beyond those identified in April 21, 2020, enforcement discretion announcement and establishes new future applicability dates for information blocking provisions. - The interim final rule also adopts updated standards and makes technical corrections and clarifications to the ONC Cures Act Final Rule. Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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How Low-Code Solutions Reduce Headaches for Healthcare CIOs

by Ruby Raley, VP of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Axway 10/02/2020 Leave a Comment

Low-Code Solutions

Ruby Raley, VP of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Axway Twenty years ago, technology consultants started advising CIOs to build less. That’s when the movement towards Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) began.  Today, there are many shops, especially those in small and medium-sized organizations, with few programmers who build new applications from scratch.   Yes, they have programmers who configure, script, and integrate various applications but very little is built. For
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HHS Launches Initiative to Measure Office-Based Physician Use and Burdens of Health IT

by Jasmine Pennic 09/29/2020 Leave a Comment

HHS Launches EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge_HHS Funded Health Care Innovation Award Projects to Watch

What You Should Know: - HHS launches an initiative to measure how office-based physicians use health IT, including key measures on interoperability and burden. - ONC awards a three-year cooperative agreement to the American Board of Family Medicine to develop key measures related to health IT use and the interoperability of health information, etc. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an initiative to measure health information technology (health
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HHS Announces Investments for STAR HIE Program to Support State and Local Public Health Agencies

by Fred Pennic 08/12/2020 Leave a Comment

HHS Launches EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge_HHS Funded Health Care Innovation Award Projects to Watch

What You Should Know: - HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will award up to five 5 cooperative agreements under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange (STAR HIE) Program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to expand and accelerate innovative
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