POCP Blog


The Last Mile of CMS-0057: Where Good Plans Get Stuck

(and How to Get Moving Again) The pressure is on, and you are not alone.

Amplifying the Value of Ambient Listening

Ambient listening isn't a future electronic health record (EHR) capability; it’s happening now.

What the Spring 2026 Unified Agenda Signals for Healthcare Organizations

Since 1978, federal agencies have been required by Executive Orders to publish agendas of regulatory and deregulatory activities twice each year. The federal government publishes...

Federal-State Policy Cycle: Understanding Connections Shaping Healthcare

When a major federal healthcare rule is released, it's often treated as the beginning of implementation planning.

CMS-0062-P (Drug PA & Interoperability) Webinar Recap

Last week, we hosted a webinar exploring the proposed CMS “Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs” rule (CMS-0062-P) and its potential impact on payers,...

Momentum or Mirage? Takeaways from the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Event

The health IT world converged—both in person and virtually—on April 9, 2026, for a major milestone in the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Pledge initiative. Launched in July 2025 at the...

Rural Health Investment Is Here. Don’t Overlook the Pharmacist Down the Street.

I’ve spent a large part of my career working in and around pharmacy interoperability (though we haven’t always called it that), from early on with a PBM to over two decades of...

Utah’s AI Regulatory Sandbox: A New Model for Prescription Renewals?

When most organizations think about “regulatory monitoring,” they think about tracking proposed rules and enacted laws.

HIPAA: A Consequential Shift No One is Talking About

What the DSMO Update Means for HIPAA and Standards Advancement Changes to how HIPAA-adopted standards are maintained rarely generate much attention. They tend to unfold slowly,...

Interoperability Outlook: End-of-Year Observation on Emerging Trends

I recently finalized our last Interoperability Outlook report of the year for subscribers, and it gave me a moment to step back and reflect on what I’ve observed after producing...