Medicare Technology Standards For Prescribing Part D Drugs
Lexology August 27, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published 89 FR 51238 (the Final Rule), which revised the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) and ONC regulations to implement changes related to required standards for electronic prescribing and adoption of health information technology (IT) standards for HHS use.
The Final Rule addresses proposed changes to a November 2023 proposed rule regarding Medicare program IT standards that were not finalized. The Final Rule requires sponsors, prescribers, and dispensers of covered Part D drugs for Part D eligible individuals to comply with standards CMS has either adopted directly or is requiring by cross-referencing standards...