Proposed Federal Rules Could Transform How Electronic Health Records Support Care

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 10 released a draft rule—the Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule—that would help determine how hospitals are reimbursed for providing care. Despite the seemingly technical goal, the proposed regulations could transform how health care organizations exchange data and report on the quality of care they provide.

These rules touch on several areas of hospital operations. In particular, the health IT components could significantly improve how electronic health records (EHRs) help inform public health agencies’ activities, ensure patients receive safe and effective care, and automatically report data to authorities. The changes would help modernize how hospitals...

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