The FY2027 CMS IPPS Final Rule: What It Locks In for Certified Health IT
The FY2027 IPPS final rule adopts seven updated FHIR implementation guides, drops two attestations, and sets the electronic prior authorization clock. What it …
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ONC and CMS rules, the information-blocking regulation, certification programs, and the reimbursement decisions that shape health IT.
The Information Blocking Rule: What It Requires and Who It Affects
A plain-language guide to the information blocking rule: covered actors, the nine exceptions, EHI scope, and enforcement.
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The HTI-1 Final Rule: Algorithm Transparency Becomes Requirement
ONC's HTI-1 final rule locks in AI/DSI transparency, USCDI v3, and info-blocking updates for certified health IT, with provider disincentives following in 2024.
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The ONC HTI-1 Proposed Rule: Algorithm Transparency and More
The HTI-1 rule would require AI transparency in certified health IT, USCDI v3, and info-blocking updates. Here's what ONC proposed in April 2023.
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CMS and Electronic Prior Authorization: The 2022 Proposed Rule
CMS has proposed FHIR-based electronic prior authorization APIs and stricter payer timelines. Here's what the December 2022 proposed rule covers.
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From Meaningful Use to Promoting Interoperability
How CMS's EHR incentive programs evolved into the Promoting Interoperability program, and what it requires of hospitals and clinicians today.
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The 2020 ONC and CMS Interoperability Final Rules Explained
What the ONC interoperability final rule and CMS Interoperability and Patient Access rule require, who must comply, and the 2020–2021 compliance timeline.
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The 21st Century Cures Act and Health IT: What It Requires
A plain-language look at the 21st Century Cures Act's health IT rules on interoperability, information blocking, and patient data access.
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MACRA and MIPS: How Medicare Tied Payment to EHR Use
How MACRA's Quality Payment Program and MIPS Promoting Interoperability category tie Medicare physician payment to certified EHR use and performance.
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