EHR Vendor HTI-1 Certification
For EHR vendors, HTI-1 certification deadlines are coming up fast. Here’s your checklist to stay compliant with ONC requirements through 2025 and into 2026: The end-of-year HTI-1 conformance…
2025 is on FHIR
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)® is a powerful standard for representing and exchanging healthcare data that’s catching on like wildfire in the healthcare IT arena. FHIR was originally conceived…
2025 Final Rule for Quality Payment Program (QPP): Navigating CQM Reporting
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) continues to evolve towards enhanced healthcare quality and efficiency. The 2025 Final Rule introduces several noteworthy changes and updates that will impact both…
HTI-1 is Here: Understanding ONC’s New Health Data Interoperability Rule
ONC has taken an important step forward with the finalized “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability” (HTI-1) regulation. Designed to foster interoperability and safe, effective use of AI, HTI-1 supersedes…
2024 MIPS Quality and PI Reporting Changes
For 2024, CMS has rolled out evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes to MIPS. One area of emphasis has been the development and maintenance of Merit-based Incentive Payment System…
2024 Hospital CQM Reporting Requirements Update
Let’s delve into the Medicare Calendar Year 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), including its Promoting Interoperability (PI) and quality measure (CQM/eCQM) reporting requirements. For reporting CQMs and eCQMs, the…
