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CMS Proposes CLIA Regulation Changes. On February 7, CMS officially published a proposed rule aimed to streamline certain Medicare regulations, as well as certain regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Read more: CMS Proposes CLIA Regulation Changes

CMS Releases RFI on CQM Use in Reporting Systems and Programs. This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a request for information (RFI) on the Use of Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) Reported under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, and others. Read more: CMS…

CMS Releases Long-Awaited Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule. On February 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Final Rule for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. Read more: CMS Releases Long-Awaited Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule

HIMSS Submits Comments to ONC Patient Safety Report. On February 4, HIMSS submitted comments to ONCs proposed Health IT Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan. Read more: HIMSS Submits Comments to ONC Patient Safety Report

DoD and VA Chart New Path for Interoperability. This week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Veterans Administration Secretary Eric Shinseki announced new plans for achieving interoperability between medical records at the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). Read more: DoD and VA Chart New Path for Interoperability

HIT Policy Committee Discusses Stage 3. The Health IT Policy Committee held its February meeting this week. Most of the agenda was devoted to reviewing public comments on the HITPC Stage 3 Request for Comment, which included feedback from the Health IT Standards Committee. Read more: HIT Policy Committee Discusses Stage 3

HIMSS Urges CMS to Maintain ICD-10 Adoption Date. This week, HIMSS submitted a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to reiterate strong support for maintaining the October 1, 2014 revised date for nationwide adoption of ICD-10. Read more: HIMSS Urges CMS to Maintain ICD-10 Adoption Date

Tavenner Nominated as CMS Administrator; Confirmed to Speak at HIMSS13. This week, the President nominated Marilyn Tavenner to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Read more: Tavenner Nominated as CMS Administrator Confirmed to Speak at HIMSS13

Managing Consent in an HIE Environment. One of the most challenging operational aspects of running an HIE is obtaining and managing consent. In this article we would like to review some of the key issues related to this topic as well as different strategies being used in HIEs around the country to manage consent. Read…

A Boon to Healthcare Interoperability in India. Continua Health Alliance has announced the appointment of Rajendra Gupta as the Chair for their India Working Group. Rajendra is internationally recognized as an innovator in healthcare and public policy, having served in top leadership positions with many of the world’s largest companies. Read more: A Boon to…