From the Desk of Shreya Patel-Updates to Proposed Rule Builds on ONC Health IT Certification Program

by MiHIN | Apr 13, 2023 | Blog, Policy

On April 11, 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a proposed rule that would further the aims of the 21st Century Cures Act. The 21st Century Cures Act is a landmark healthcare bill released in 2016, which gives...

From the Desk of Shreya Patel-CMS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

by MiHIN | Dec 20, 2022 | Blog, Policy

  This month, CMS released their long-awaited proposed rule on Prior Authorization, Provider Access API, and Payer to Payer Exchange. Initially released in December 2020, CMS proposed an expansion of the Patient Access Final Rule. As a reminder, the CMS Patient...

From the Desk of Shreya Patel-HHS & SAMHSA Proposed Rule Update from MiHIN

by MiHIN | Nov 29, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, Policy

On November 28, 2022 the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a proposed rule for 42 CFR Part 2 information (Part 2 Information). Part 2 information is information that comes...

From the Desk of Shreya Patel – Information Blocking Rule Update from MiHIN

by MiHIN | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, Policy

On September 30, 2022, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) released recent guidance surrounding the Information Blocking Rule through a Blog Post on their website.  In the blog post, the ONC stated they would be launching...

From the Desk of Shreya Patel – TEFCA Update from MiHIN

by MiHIN | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, Policy

The Sequoia Project, the entity charged with operationalizing the framework for national interoperability titled the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on how Individual Access Service Providers...

From the Desk of Shreya Patel – Privacy & Policy Updates from MiHIN

by MiHIN | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, HINfluence, Policy

In the public policy space, two federal changes will affect the way health information is shared across different stakeholders. In a landmark bill titled, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, an emphasis is placed on a concept called “privacy by...