ONC Issues 2019 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA)
On January 14, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released its 2019 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA). Though not a…
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Extending Community Health Center Funding
On January 29, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing titled, “Access to Care: Health Centers and Providers…
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MIPS 2018 Performance Year Reporting opens
On January 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially opened the data submission period for the MACRA Quality Payment Program’s Merit-based…
Read More2019 MIPS Performance Year Begins–Full year for MIPS Quality and Cost
On January 1, the full-year 2019 performance year began for the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) under Medicare’s Quality Payment Program. While the…
Read MoreShutdown Delays Release of New Interoperability Regulations
As the partial government shutdown moves into its fourth week, healthcare IT industry stakeholders continue waiting for a set of proposed regulations that were…
Read MoreCMS Releases Final Regulation Overhauling Medicare’s ACO Program
On December 21, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced “Pathways to Success”, an overhaul of Medicare’s Accountable Care Organization (ACO)…
Read MoreFunding for Indian Health Service lapses due to Government shutdown
The partial government shutdown that began December 22, 2018 over President Trump’s demand for a taxpayer-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall has entered its fourth week,…
Read MoreDecember Health Reform Simplified webinar
Join our Health Reform Simplified team Thursday, December 20 at 4:00 p.m. (ET), for the latest opportunity to learn about healthcare news from a…
Read MoreDeadlines to request HQM set-up and approve submission files for CMS 2018 programs
CMS Program Year 2018 reporting is coming to an end and reporting will begin January 1, 2019. Please be aware of our Program and Submission…
Read MoreNovember Health Reform Simplified webinar recording
During our November Health Reform Simplified webinar, our team reviewed the 2019 final rule, highlights from our regulatory sessions at UGM 2018, plus other…
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