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To gain insights into population health risks from aggregated data across multiple systems, the Electronic Health Record Association asks CMS to ensure risk standards are well defined under IPPS before expanding domain capture requirements.
Eleven healthcare organizations have also joined the Data Usability Taking Root project, which is designed to improve the quality and actionability of health information received by end users within their workflows.
AHIMA researchers say the complex nature of the collection, coding, use and exchange of social determinant data requires more cross-sector coordination and federal investment.
The fact that Congress has maintained the controversial rider in its FY22 budget will hamper recent encouraging progress on a national strategy on patient identification and matching, the group says.
The new Final Version 1.0 provides unified specifications for patient addresses. A new companion guide developed with AHIMA offers healthcare organizations help with implementation.
A recent task force report offers some preliminary exploration of how definitions of EHI and designated record set might be operationalized going forward under the Cures Act Final Rule.
The framework calls on the federal government to partner with other public health authorities and the private sector to ensure patient safety and security.
As health systems, HIEs and IT developers stay focused on a new surge in COVID-19 cases, they're thankful for the extension but say they remain committed to API-enabled patient access.
An alphabet soup of healthcare stakeholders, including AHIMA, CHIME, MGMA and others, want the Senate HELP Committee to ensure the proposed regs serve the "needs of patients and those who deliver their care."
The groups urge the Senate to follow the House's lead and finally lift the ban on federal funding for a nationwide unique patient identifier, making the case that it can help avoid serious safety risks due to matching errors.
