The Dark Side of Interoperability: Shifting to Governance
Last Tuesday I sat in the audience at The Shop at the CAC for a StartupNOLA panel on AI in healthcare. Aimee Quirk and Denise Basow from Ochsner…
A Brief History of CMS ACO Models and What’s Next with LEAD
As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) prepares to launch the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model in 2027, we wanted to take a look back…
Are We There Yet? Reflections from the 2026 ASTP Annual Meeting
Landing in Washington, D.C. always carries a certain weight. They say a place contains everything that’s ever happened in it, and in D.C., that means centuries of decisions,…
The HTI-5 Reset: ASTP/ONC Proposes Cutting 50% of Certification Criteria
The proposed HTI-5 rule from ASTP/ONC (maybe they can shorten the acronyms while they are cutting the red tape?) represents a seismic shift in EHR certification requirements. After…
CMS Digital Health Ecosystem: Killing the Clipboard & The AI Revolution
On Thursday, November 13th, 2025, the Dynamic Health IT (DHIT) team traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Connectathon, joining health tech leaders, policymakers,…
2026 Physician Final Rule: Spotlight on MIPS and Quality Reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule on October 31, 2025. While the rule covers broad…
