Compliance & Legal

Payers will not only need to comply with the 2024 CMS Final Rule pertaining to materials and content, but they will need to go the extra mile because it affects star ratings, says Ernie Crawford, president and CEO of Crawford Technologies.  

And in other news, CISA directs federal agencies on Microsoft breach by Russian operatives.

Joe Gagnon, CEO of 1upHealth, talks about how collaborating more on APIs can help providers generate EHR requests for information from payers.  

Citing compliance strains on providers and others, and the need to maintain patient care continuity, more than 200 virtual care stakeholders urged the agency to release its regulatory scheme for the prescribing of controlled substances through telehealth.

The new Office of Management and Budget policies will require "concrete safeguards" around the transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence across government – including at the CDC, VA hospitals and other federal sites.

In healthcare, larger hospitals, all critical access hospitals, essential drug manufacturers and Class II and Class III devices would fall under the draft mandatory reporting rules, but health IT developers and others would not.

Among the top global policy issues at HIMSS24: AI regulation, patient access and equity. Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, explains how the organization advocates for health policies that support those goals.  

Never before has healthcare cybersecurity been so critical. The risks to patient safety and business continuity are immense. Here are some perspectives and best practices for protecting your organization.

In an update on several looming regulatory deadlines, the HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association said it asked ONC for enforcement discretion on a December 1 deadline.