HIT Consultant August 1, 2025
What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new final rule, the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization (HTI-4).
– The rule implements policies to support the goal of processing prior authorizations in real time during patient care encounters and is a critical step in advancing interoperability for patients, providers, and payers to ease administrative burdens.
3 Key Things to Know About the HTI-4 Final Rule
The HTI-4 finalizes certain proposals from the HTI-2 proposed rule and is included in HHS’s FY26 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. The rule enables the use of certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs)...







