Health Information Compliance Alert
Public Gets More Time to Comment on Interoperability Rules
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Do you need more time to peruse the interoperability rules that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released in February? Then you’re in for a treat. Extension: HHS decided to extend the deadline to June 3, 2019, giving the public more time to weigh in. “This extension responds to requests from a variety of stakeholders, including healthcare provider organizations and industry representatives,” says an HHS release. Review the nine fact sheets on the ONC rule and submit your comments at https://www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-regulation-and-policy/notice-proposed-rulemaking-improve-interoperability-health. Read the CMS rule in the Federal Register and submit your opinion at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/04/2019-02200/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-interoperability-and.
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