The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ health IT office are tackling the nation’s data exchange infrastructure, which they say isn’t working for Americans.
The CMS and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ASTP/ONC) are seeking public comment on how to ease data exchange among the healthcare ecosystem for patients, providers, payers, vendors and value-based care organizations through a request for information published May 13. The RFI also asks questions related to information blocking, price transparency, prior authorization and quality measurement policies.
“Although the building blocks for a patient-centric digital health ecosystem are in place, the experience of most patients, caregivers, and providers is neither seamless nor simple,” the RFI says.
