Virtual Rally Kicks Off Telehealth Legislative Advocacy, Co-Hosted by HIMSS and PCHAlliance
HIMSS and PCHAlliance, along with Congressional Telehealth Caucus leaders and other healthcare organizations, are co-hosting a virtual rally to support continued telehealth access in the wake of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
House Votes to Remove Federal Ban on Unique Patient Identifier
The House of Representatives passed the six-bill FY2021 minibus package that includes the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. As part of the bill, the House approved by voice vote the bipartisan Foster-Kelly Amendment, which removed Section 510 of the Labor-HHS bill prohibiting federal funds for the p...
CMS Releases Proposed Changes to Telehealth, Merit-based Value Pathways and Certification in Physician Fee Schedule Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2021. This proposed rule has significant implications for telehealth and remote physiologic monitoring, Merit-based Value Pathways and Health IT Certification.<...>
HIMSS and PCHAlliance Submit Comments in Response to FTC Health Breach Notification Regulatory Review
HIMSS and PCHAlliance submitted comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regulatory Review and Request for Public Feedback on the Federal Trade Commission’s Health Breach Notification Rule.
Patient ID Now Coalition Delivers Observations at ONC Working Session
Two members of the Patient ID Now Coalition presented recommendations on behalf of the Coalition at the ONC Working Session on patient identity and matching.
HIMSS and PCHAlliance Respond to ONC Request for Strategies to Improve Patient Identity and Matching
HIMSS and PCHAlliance have provided feedback to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Request for Strategies to Improve Patient Identity and Matching, helping to inform ONC’s report to Congress on technical and operational methods that improve patient identity and matching.<...>
The History of HIMSS and Telehealth Advocacy
Whenever Congress has talked about telehealth policy in any substantive manner, HIMSS has been among the organizations championing those conversations, helping congressional offices with their priorities and messaging. HIMSS works closely with stakeholders on pushing these efforts forward, but as...
HIMSS Members Urging Congress to Protect Telehealth for Medicare Beneficiaries
HIMSS members and key stakeholders across the healthcare community are sending messages directly to Capitol Hill to urge Members of Congress to cosponsor the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act (H.R. 7663), which would ensure Medicare beneficiaries may continue to access care throug...
Take Action to Protect Telehealth Access
Use the HIMSS Legislative Action Center to urge your Representative to cosponsor the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 (H.R. 7663).
HIMSS and PCHAlliance Submit Comments on Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Regulation
HIMSS and PCHAlliance provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Regulation, focusing on responding to changes on connected health, the Quality Payment Program (QPP), and broader quality measures.
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.
Show Support for a National Patient Identification Strategy on Patient ID Day
HIMSS, a founding member of the Patient ID Now Coalition, invites members, chapters and the health IT community to join us for Patient ID Day on Nov. 18, and urge the senate to allow for a national strategy around patient identification to improve patient safety and outcomes.