Unveiling FHIRplace: Optimizing Healthcare Data Exchange

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has placed a significant amount of focus on ensuring that the healthcare sector adopts both FHIR-based processes. The CMS has worked toward this by enforcing multiple FHIR based mandates, including but not limited to the “CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule” and “The Patient Access Final Rule,”, both of which mandate the FHIR standard at different stages of the patient care workflow.

The History of Drummond’s Full-Matrix Interoperability Testing

Over the last several years, healthcare providers, payers, health IT developers, regulators, and other important stakeholders have pledged their commitment to adopting the HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR®) standard for the future of health IT interoperability.

Unveiling Progress: Analyzing the Evolution From the HTI-1 Proposed Rule to Final Rule

The journey from proposed rulemaking to the enactment of final regulations is a critical process. On December 13th, 2023, the ONC Cures Act HTI-1 Proposed Rule completed this important phase in its development when the ONC released the HTI-1 Final Rule. It officially takes effect on February 8, 2024, and sets key enforcement deadlines in 2025, 2026, and beyond.

HTI-1 Proposed Rule: 5 ONC Requirements With 2024 Deadlines

The ONC announced the HTI-1 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking back in April 2023, and there is good reason to expect the Final Rule to be issued by the end of 2023. Many of the compliance deadlines are set for 2024.  With potentially a year or less to comply with multiple new rules (summarized below), how can developers prepare for a busy compliance year in 2024?  In short, start planning now, so you can hit the ground running early next year.