Interoperability
The AHA provided comments June 15 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its proposed rule establishing electronic standards for drug prior authorizations.
While the AHA strongly supports CMS’ goal of modernizing prior authorization and extending interoperability requirements, the effectiveness of these policies will depend on thoughtful implementation that aligns with clinical workflows, ensures consistent payer behavior and meaningfully reduces…
CMS introduced the first wave of interoperable digital solutions to improve patient experiences and enhance care delivery as part of the agency’s HealthTech Ecosystem initiative.
AHA comments on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Individual Access Services (IAS) Exchange Purpose (XP) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) version 3.0.
The AHA April 13 provided comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Draft Version 7, a standardized set of data elements that are intended to support nationwide interoperable electronic data exchange.
The USCDI v7 proposals include 30 new and revised elements, demonstrating ONC’s commitment to continually updating elements to keep pace with clinical, technology and policy changes.
The buzz word for the first day of the 2026 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference and Exhibition was “thriving.”
The AHA March 16 responded to a request for information on diagnostic imaging interoperability from the Assistant Secretary for Health Information Technology/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
The AHA applauds ASTP/ONC for seeking feedback on mechanisms to support the transition from physical media to electronic exchange and on ways the agency’s standards and certification criteria may be updated to better support the access, exchange and use of imaging data.
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