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小黄鸭视频 Comments on ICD-10-PCS Code Proposals

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on ICD-10-PCS code proposals posted on the CMS website in March. These code proposals are being considered for October 1, 2025 implementation.

小黄鸭视频 Responds to Privacy Working Group RFI

小黄鸭视频 submitted a response to the US House of Representatives Privacy Working Group Request for Information (RFI) on data privacy and security. 小黄鸭视频 urged Congress to consider transparency, accountability, and oversight and enforcement in any national privacy and security framework.

小黄鸭视频 Signs on to Letter to Appropriations Leadership Highlighting the Importance of AHRQ Funding

小黄鸭视频 joined 193 organizations in signing on to a letter to appropriations leadership of the 119th Congress urging that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) be fully funded.

小黄鸭视频 Responds to NITRD AI RFI

小黄鸭视频 submitted a response to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on OCR HIPAA Security Rule

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on the HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Health Information .

小黄鸭视频 Signs On to Letter to Congressional Leadership for the Preservation of Telehealth

小黄鸭视频 signed on to a letter to congressional leadership of the 119th Congress urging them to preserve and extend or make permanent current telehealth flexibilities, ensuring unchanged healthcare coverage for Americans.

小黄鸭视频 Endorses Health Care Workforce Innovation Act of 2025

小黄鸭视频 endorsed聽: Health Care Workforce Innovation Act of 2025, a聽聽piece of legislation that would establish a grant program focused on increasing the number of allied health professionals, including health information professionals, in the workforces of underserved communities and rural areas.

小黄鸭视频 Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership of 119th Congress

小黄鸭视频 sent a letter to congressional leadership of the 119th Congress urging them to take action on pressing issues related to health information. 小黄鸭视频 outlined its priorities to leadership on issues including patient matching, artificial intelligence, and the healthcare workforce.

Gravity Project Releases New Resource on Best Practices for Documenting SDOH

Gravity Project leaders, including 小黄鸭视频, authored a brief titled 鈥�.鈥� This resource provides an overview of how employing a standardized approach to screening for, documenting and coding social determinants of health (SDOH) will enable healthcare providers and organizations to track the social needs that impact their patients, allowing for personalized care that addresses patients' medical and non-medical needs, aggregate data across patients to determine how to focus a social determinants strategy, and identify population health trends and guide community partnerships.

Stakeholder Letter Regarding Telehealth Sent to Congressional Leadership

小黄鸭视频 joined nearly 300 organizations calling for an extension of current telehealth flexibilities in an end-of-year package to ensure predictability in the healthcare system and prevent interruptions in patient care.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on C&M Code Proposals Under Consideration for October 2025 Implementation

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ICD-10-CM/PCS code proposals discussed at the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting and being considered for implementation on October 1, 2025.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on ICD-10-CM/PCS Code Proposals

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ICD-10-CM/PCS code proposals discussed at the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting and being considered for implementation on April 1, 2025.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on HTI-2 Proposed Rule

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Our comments included responses to two requests for information on services addressing health-related social needs and public health reporting and data exchange.

小黄鸭视频 Leads Multi-Organization CURES 2.0 Request for Information Response

小黄鸭视频 led, in conjunction with Blue Shield of California, a letter garnering nearly 40 organizational signers in support of policies to accelerate progress of the secure exchange of electronic health information. These policies would be essential to empowering patients with a full view of their digital health record and clinicians with the information they need to make informed care decisions, while being foundational to the overarching goals of the Cures 2.0 initiative.

小黄鸭视频 Nominates CIP Codes for DHS鈥� STEM Designated Degree Program List

小黄鸭视频 nominated seven Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes relating to the health information (HI) profession for inclusion in the US Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 (DHS鈥�) STEM Designated Degree Program List. The DHS鈥� STEM Designated Degree Program List is a complete list of fields of study that DHS considers to be science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields of study.

小黄鸭视频 Issues Compliance Resource for OCR HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Final Rule

小黄鸭视频 developed a resource to assist organizations in complying with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy final rule.

FAQ: ONC Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule on July 10. This rule reflects ONC鈥檚 efforts to advance interoperability and improve information sharing among patients, providers, payers, and public health authorities. The proposed rule builds on policies included in the ONC Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) final rule. 小黄鸭视频 published a one-page FAQ describing key provisions of the final rule.

小黄鸭视频 Leads Multi-Organization Letter in Response to Change Healthcare Incident

小黄鸭视频 led a letter signed by several healthcare provider organizations recommending that the Department of Health and Human Services and its federal partners use their regulatory authorities to mitigate the impact of cybersecurity attacks in the future, through increased resiliency, transparency, and after-incident support.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on Medicare Hospital IPPS Proposed Rule

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) .

OCR Issues FAQ on Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided an FAQ in response to questions around breach notification requirements following the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident. 小黄鸭视频 published a summary of the FAQ.

小黄鸭视频 Co-Leads Multi-Organization Letter of Support Advocating for ONC Funding

小黄鸭视频 led, in conjunction with HIMSS and CHIME, a letter garnering over 50 signers in support of increased funding for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). Increased funding would support advancing interoperability and information sharing and exchange, coordinating federal and state-level digital health transformation, and supporting the modernization of the U.S. public health data infrastructure.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on ICD-10-CM Code Proposals

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics on ICD-10-CM code proposals discussed at the March ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. If approved, these code proposals would become effective on October 1, 2025.

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), released the聽聽on April 22. The final rule modifies the HIPAA Privacy Rule to strengthen privacy protections for individuals鈥� protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive healthcare. 小黄鸭视频 published a summary of the final rule.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the聽聽final rule on April 26. The final rule modifies Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which prohibits certain practices in healthcare to protect against discrimination. 小黄鸭视频 published a summary of the final rule.聽

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its finalized聽聽on April 26. The rule seeks to regulate non-HIPAA covered personal health records (PHRs) to notify customers of data breaches. 小黄鸭视频 published a summary of the final rule.聽

小黄鸭视频 Responds to Request for Information on Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry

小黄鸭视频 responded to US Representative Ami Bera's request for information which invited responses on the uses and impacts of artificial intelligence within the healthcare ecosystem.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on ICD-10-PCS Code Proposals

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ICD-10-PCS code proposals discussed at the March ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. These code proposals are being considered for implementation on October 1, 2024.

Fact Sheet: FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS)聽, which updates the Medicare fee-for-service payment rates and policies for inpatient hospitals and LTCHs for FY 2025. The proposed rule also includes provisions related to addressing social determinants of health (SDOH), strengthening emergency preparedness, and improving maternal health.

小黄鸭视频 Comments on USCDI v5

小黄鸭视频 submitted comments regarding the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) request for comment on the Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI)聽. In its comments, 小黄鸭视频 expressed support for ONC鈥檚 continued expansion and advancement of USCDI through the addition of data classes and elements.

Fact Sheet: Office of Management and Budget Notice 鈥� Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity

The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a聽聽to the Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.

FAQ: CMS Updates to State Operations Manual Patient Informed Consent Requirements for Sensitive Examinations

小黄鸭视频 Joins More Than 170 Organizations in Advocating for AHRQ Funding

小黄鸭视频 joined more than 170 organizations in signing on to the Friends of AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) FY25 Appropriations Request聽, which asks for additional funding that would be used for research on our nation's health systems in order to improve healthcare quality, reduce costs, advance patient safety, decrease medical errors, and broaden access to essential services.

FAQ: HHS OCR/SAMHSA Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Final Rule

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published their joint Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Records final rule aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). 小黄鸭视频 previously provided comment on the proposed rule in 2023 supporting many proposals and urging modification to others. 小黄鸭视频 published a one-page FAQ describing key provisions of the final rule.

小黄鸭视频 Encourages HHS to Designate ICD-11 Office

小黄鸭视频 sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) encouraging HHS to designate an office within HHS to serve as a central coordinating entity for evaluation, planning, and potential adoption of ICD-11.

FAQ: Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Advancing Interoperability and Prior Authorization Processes聽. CMS stated the goal of this final rule is to 鈥渋mprove the electronic exchange of health care data, as well as to streamline prior authorization processes鈥� for both payers and providers.