On December 21, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule that would regulate standards for health care attachment transactions. These include...
Recap of the Changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Proposed Rule
Our December 20 blog shared highlights from the CMS proposed rule for Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes, intended to improve patient and...
DTx Workshop Brought Diverse Views on Meeting Demand Through Normalized Dispensing & Reimbursement
I recently attended a Digital Therapeutics (DTx) workflow workshop sponsored by the Digital Therapeutics Alliance and the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP)....
Highlights of the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Reading and analyzing proposed rules is a necessary, albeit time consuming task. In order to help healthcare stakeholders, we’ve compiled some highlights of what is included in...
Providing Perspectives through the Regulatory RFI Process Can Shape the Future of Interoperability
Advancing true healthcare interoperability and data fluidity is dependent upon collaboration, and collaboration requires participation. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and...
Creating Info-Sharing Clarity Amidst Confusion
Expanded info-blocking rule bodes well for patients, but continues to pose challenges for actors/healthcare stakeholders as they wait on further clarification
ONC eConsent Discovery Session Reveals Drive to Solve eConsent
It’s an uphill climb through uncharted territory, but we are gaining ground on an industry-wide eConsent framework. My colleagues and I had the opportunity to participate in the...
Don’t Delay! Prepare for CMS PA & Burden-Reduction Rule Now
The prior authorization process has long been a thorn in the proverbial side of healthcare. Providers, payers, and patients (perhaps most of all) have come to regard this...
Health IT Stakeholder Can Accomplish So Much by Doing a Little More Than Checking the Regulatory Box
I sometimes imagine ways our journey to true interoperability could be expedited. I’m not espousing there is some magical pill that will solve all our woes in healthcare, but what...
Standards and Technology Supports the Growing Role of Pharmacists in the Care Team and the Shift to Value-Based Agreements
For a host of good reasons, the role of the pharmacist continues to expand in healthcare. Pharmacist have long been highly trusted by patients and as recent as January 18, 2022,...
