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Rural Advocacy Agenda 2024
The AHA supports policies and legislation that enable rural hospitals to care for their communities. The Rural Advocacy Agenda outlines some key areas of focus for our 2024 advocacy agenda.
AHA Comments on the Proposed Rule to Establish Disincentives for Providers Found to Have Committed Information Blocking
AHA provides comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on their proposed rule to establish disincentives for providers found to have committed information blocking.
Highlights of President Biden’s Executive Order on AI and Its Impact on Health Care
President Biden October 30 issued an Executive Order (EO) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) that attempts to strike a balance between managing the risks and encouraging innovation.
CMS and ONC Propose Provider Disincentives for Health Care Information Blocking
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Nov. 1 released a proposed rule to establish disincentives for health care providers that have committed information blocking.
FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) June 9 released for public comment a notice of proposed changes to breach notification requirements for entities that collect health information but are not covered by privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
AHA Comments on Potential Rulemaking to Improve Electronic Prior Authorization Processes
AHA's comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, expressing strong support for creating a useable, scalable and efficient solution to help reduce prior authorization impacts on patients and providers.
ONC Issues Request for Information on Electronic Prior Authorization Standards
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Jan. 21 issued a request for information (RFI) regarding prior authorization standards,
AHA Comments on CMS’ Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization
AHA comments on CMS’ proposed rule on prior authorization.
AHA Urges ONC to Further Delay Information Blocking Provisions
AHA urges the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to extend the deadline to comply with its final rule implementing information blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act to 2022 or six months after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, whichever is later. The current deadline is April 5, 2021.
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.