What We’re Reading: CMS Proposes Interoperability Rule; FDA Report Urges Major Changes; AMA, IHI Form Coalition

AJMC December 7, 2022
AJMC Staff

CMS proposed a rule to streamline the prior authorization process and expand health information access; a scathing report urged the FDA to consider restructuring and potentially dividing the agency; the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and American Medical Association (AMA) are coleading the Rise to Health Coalition.

Proposed CMS Rule Improves Prior Authorization Process, Health Information Access

Under a new rule proposed by CMS, the agency will establish policies to make the prior authorization process more efficient and transparent, according to a CMS press release. Certain payers will also be required to implement an electronic prior authorization process, shorten time frames to respond to requests, and set standards to enable data exchange from one payer to another when a patient...

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