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AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

3 Keys to CVS Health’s Growth Strategy

CVS Health’s strategic priorities are in care coordination and chronic-disease management, health IT and home health especially bear watching as the nation’s health system continues to transform.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Health Care No. 1 in Venture Capital Funding

Through the third quarter this year, U.S. health care companies are topping all other business areas in venture capital funding, according to a report from PitchBook.
Letter/Comment
Public

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.
Special Bulletin
Public

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,
News

ONC seeks comments on ways to improve prior authorization

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology seeks comments through March 25 to inform potential future rulemaking on how the ONC Health IT Certification Program could incorporate standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria to reduce the burden of prior authorization.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on CMS’ Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization

AHA comments on CMS’ proposed rule on prior authorization.
Letter/Comment
Public

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.
Special Bulletin
Member

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.
News

ONC releases FAQs on final rule’s information blocking requirements

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has posted new FAQs on the information blocking provisions in its final rule updating information sharing requirements for health information technology.
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HHS updates health IT strategic plan

The Department of Health and Human Services released a final federal strategic plan for health information technology over the next five years.