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Providers will soon see changes to Medicare’s Quality Payment Program, which will have impacts on their payment for many years to come. Learn more about the specifics below.
While social and economic factors have always influenced public health, concrete policy actions to address these disparities on the federal level have been limited. But the COVID-19 pandemic – along with policy priorities of the Biden administration – are finally changing the status quo.
Prior authorization – a necessary burden? It’s a valid question given the time and labor demands surrounding the practice, with most prior authorizations still submitted via paper methods. The Da Vinci project, along with recent action in Washington, are attempts to streamline the process.
When access to healthcare services is fragmented – changing depending on plan types, insurance companies, and much more – patient care can suffer. That’s a problem that a new proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services hopes to address.
The 21st Century Cures Act aims to address a host of critical issues in healthcare, including information blocking, interoperability, and patient access to their health data. While there are obvious benefits to the legislation, there are likely to be significant obstacles to implementation.
With health systems bracing for an autumn surge in cases of COVID-19, the federal government pushed back the date for health IT companies to comply with interoperability mandates stemming from the 21st Century Cures Act for a second time.
