HealthIT Answers March 13, 2023
By Alex Baker, ONC
Twitter: @ONC_HealthIT
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed two important new rules in December 2022 which, if finalized, would advance electronic health information exchange and streamline cumbersome health care processes by establishing standardized requirements across the industry. These rules reflect the deep collaboration between CMS and ONC to ensure that providers and payers adopt common, open-industry standards to advance interoperability and industry innovation.
New Initiatives for Exchange between Payers and Providers
CMS’s Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes proposed rule, published on December 13th, builds on its 2020 Patient Access and Interoperability rule with new requirements for health care payers regulated by CMS (such as Medicare Advantage plans, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Plans,...