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The COVID deal has been finalized! The good news: vaccine $ & surprise billing is in.
The bad news: patient matching provision got cut. Too bad—was smart, bipartisan, data-driven policy. Kudos to @SenatorHassan for championing this.
On to some notable health IT tidbits below
The bad news: patient matching provision got cut. Too bad—was smart, bipartisan, data-driven policy. Kudos to @SenatorHassan for championing this.
On to some notable health IT tidbits below
The public health data provision is in! It would have ONC identify standards for health data that would then be required for CDC grants. That’s exactly what we want to happen—national standards that different agencies (CDC, CMS, etc) point to. We’re starting to get there.
As the package includes government funding, we also see ONC’s budget—a $2M bump! Regardless, it’s still a very small amount ($62M) for an agency that could have a major effect on the health ecosystem
And, the perennial approps rider preventing the finalization of a standard for patient ID is in, as expected. Well, ONC owes Congress a report on this topic early next year. So, we’ll see what that says.
Now, on to some neat additions:
The all payer claims database piece is in! Instead of being a single, national APCD, it’ll be state grants of $2.5M plus standards. States—get your
The all payer claims database piece is in! Instead of being a single, national APCD, it’ll be state grants of $2.5M plus standards. States—get your
And, a piece on real time benefit checks! Basically adding standards for these tools—which can help reduce out of pocket costs—and embeds RTBC as a requirement in MIPS.
And from the report—the $2M bump for ONC is earmarked for FHIR implementation.
And, the usual patient matching stipulation to work with the private sector—plus a note that the report is due!
And, the usual patient matching stipulation to work with the private sector—plus a note that the report is due!
