Healthcare IT Today September 8, 2025
The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the next in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series.
After cruising for the first half of the year, new regulations are shifting things into high gear with a final rule that makes electronic health record (EHR) vendors responsible for integrating real-time prescription benefit (RTPB) checks and electronic prior authorization (ePA) directly into physician workflows.
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-4), announced July 31, 2025, is a noteworthy pivot—from voluntary to mandatory.
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator (ASTP/ONC) officials say the rule will speed access to care, touting the potential savings of millions of hours in clinician time and billions...







