CMS to present listening session on proposed interoperability and patient access rule
On February 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Interoperability and Patient Access proposed rule outlining opportunities to make patient data more useful and transferable through open, secure, standardized, and machine-readable formats, while reducing restrictive burdens on healthcare providers. In addition, CMS released two Requests for Information (RFIs) to obtain feedback on:
- Interoperability and health information technology adoption in post-acute care settings
- Role of patient matching in interoperability and improved patient care
On Tuesday, March 5 from 2 p.m. to 3 pm. (ET), CMS Administrator Seema Verma will open a listening session, followed by an overview by CMS experts. The session gives Medicare fee-for-service providers and industry-wide stakeholders an opportunity to learn about the provisions that impact them most and get answers to clarifying questions which will help formulate comments for formal submission.
Topics:
- Patient access through application programming interfaces
- Health information exchange and care coordination across payers
- Public reporting and prevention of information blocking
- Provider digital contact information
- Revisions to the conditions of participation for hospitals and critical access hospitals
- RFIs
CMS encourages attendees to review the proposed rule prior to the listening session.
Register for the session here.
