PEW November 15, 2021
Changes to Medicare rules represent positive steps, but continued focus on electronic data sharing is needed
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final updates Nov. 2 to policies detailing how the agency pays health care providers who treat Medicare patients. The rules cover a lot of ground, but include major steps forward for public health data sharing and the safety of health information technology (IT) systems.
In September, The Pew Charitable Trusts urged CMS to make many of these changes. At the same time, more work is needed to build on these updated policies—especially by other federal agencies, such as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health...
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