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The Role of Middleware in Technology Integration – CE-IT Community Virtual Town Hall Kick-Off for 2013. The first virtual town hall meeting of 2013 presented by the CE-IT Community is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 25, at 12:00 Noon Eastern. Read more: The Role of Middleware in Technology Integration – CE-IT Community Virtual Town Hall Kick-Off…

An Insider’s View of Interoperability. Read the newest blog post from Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN, is HIMSS Vice President, Informatics. Read more: An Insiders View of Interoperability

House Committees Outline Doc Fix Proposal. On Thursday, February 7, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Health Subcommittee Vice Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX)…

AHRQ Releases Report, Announces New Pediatric EHR Format. 2013 has already proven to be a busy year for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Read more: AHRQ Releases Report Announces New Pediatric EHR Format

ONC Currently Accepting Applications for new Accountable Care Workgroup. A new Health IT Federal Advisory Committee is seeking applicants for a new Accountable Care Workgroup that will be charged with addressing how HHS policies and programs can advance the evolution of a health IT infrastructure that enables providers to deliver care and improve population health while…

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