HIMSS and PCHAlliance Comment on Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
HIMSS and PCHAlliance provided written comments in response to the Draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.
HHS OIG Releases Proposed Regulation on Information Blocking Civil Money Penalties
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued a Proposed Regulation on Civil Money Penalties related to the information blocking provisions included in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Interoperability Regulation.
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ONC and CMS Announce Enforcement Discretion for Interoperability Regulations to Allow the Community Time to Address COVID-19
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a period for enforcement discretion around implementation of the final interoperability regulations to provide all health system stakeholders with additional tim...
Redesigning and Automating Healthcare Workflows for Success
In this Stage 7 success story, see how Nicklaus Children’s Hospital redesigned and automated healthcare workflows to provide the best care possible.
HIMSS Continues Improving Health App Effectiveness and Safety
HIMSS has elected to continue developing mobile health application guidelines published in 2019 by Xcertia, Inc.—focused on topics such as privacy, security, content, usability and operability—for use across the healthcare ecosystem.
ONC Announces Additional Flexibilities Around Interoperability Final Regulation Implementation
On October 29, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT published an Interim Final Regulation. The regulation covers information blocking, certification, and enforcement.
US and UK Data Analysts Convene Virtually to Address Imperatives, Share Best Practices
Public health informaticists, data scientists, epidemiologists and data strategists convened virtually in December 2020 for the second meeting of the US-UK Data Analyst Exchange Program, coordinated by the HIMSS Foundation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Chief Tec...
HIMSS Director Lee Kim Recognized for Work with Department of Homeland Security
Lee Kim, HIMSS director of Thought Advisory, has been appointed as team lead for the Protecting Sensitive Information and Intellectual Property team for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Analytic Exchange Program.
HIMSS Submits Comments on the TEFCA Draft QTF
On Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, HIMSS provided written comments on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Draft Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) Technical Framework (QTF).
In the comment letter, HIMSS expressed appreciation for ONC’s work to create TEFCA and...
HIMSS Delivers Cybersecurity Practice Comments to HHS Office for Civil Rights
HIMSS has provided written comments to The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act around cybersecurity practices.
HIMSS Submits Comments on CMS Policies Related to Digital Quality Measures and TEFCA
On June 17, HIMSS submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Regulation on the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), focused on the thoughtful transition to digital quality measures (dQMs) as well as how the agency...
HIMSS Joins Others in Urging SEC to Allow More Time for Industry Input on Proposed Cybersecurity Rules
HIMSS joined more than 30 other organizations, across various industry sectors, to urge the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collect further industry input on its proposed rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Indecent Disclosure.