On 17 January 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule outlining new interoperability and prior authorization requirements for certain payors (Final Rule). 1 With ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (Final Rule) on Jan. 17, 2024. The Final Rule continues CMS' efforts to encourage ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule on Wednesday. CMS said the rule will improve the prior authorization process and save ...

As part of the program, hospitals must successfully demonstrate meaningful use of EHR technology in order to avoid a downward payment adjustment. Those hospitals that have not demonstrated this were ...

Two leading organizations representing Medicaid managed care plans are offering several key suggestions to the Trump ...

In addition to setting payment rates for inpatient and long-term care, Friday's proposed rule would update quality measures, promote interoperability programs and reduce private expenditures to comply ...

CMS is asking its stakeholders to submit potential measures to include in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Measure proposals are due June 29 for inclusion in calendar year 2019 ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Tuesday announced changes to overhaul the meaningful use EHR incentive program, including equipping patients with access to ...

Under a final rule released today, impacted payers will be required to send prior authorization decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days for standard requests. The Centers ...

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