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Health IT End-Users Alliance Provides Input on OSTP Regulatory Reform on AI RFI

The Health IT End-Users Alliance provided input on the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Regulatory Reform on Artificial Intelligence Request for Information.

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糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on ICD-10-CM/PCS Code Proposals

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ICD-10-CM/PCS code proposals discussed at the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting and being considered for implementation on April 1, 2026.

糖心Vlog传媒 Signs on to Letter Calling for Retroactive Reinstatement of Telehealth Flexibilities for Medicare Beneficiaries

糖心Vlog传媒 joined 58 organizations in signing onto a letter to congressional leadership stating how the lapse in telehealth access has caused widespread uncertainty in healthcare and negative impacts to Medicare beneficiaries. The letter urges reinstatement of expired telehealth benefits as soon as possible.

FAQ: 2025 Lapse in Appropriated Government Funding

On October 1, 2025, the U.S. Federal Government shut down due to a lapse in funding. 糖心Vlog传媒 published a one-page FAQ describing the status of health programs during a lapse in funding.

Health IT End-Users Alliance Provides Input on NIST AI Standards 鈥淶ero Drafts鈥� Pilot Project Outline

The Health IT End-Users Alliance provided input on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Standards 鈥淶ero Drafts鈥� Pilot Project: testing, evaluation, verification, and validation (TEVV) outline.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. In our comments, we encouraged CMS to consider the value that SDOH-related screening and reporting measures can contribute to understanding and managing patients鈥� well-being and nutrition. 糖心Vlog传媒 also commented on proposed changes to quality measures and responded to a request for information on improvements in the quality and completeness of health information being exchanged across systems.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on CY 2026 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. Our comments included a response to a request for information on well-being and nutrition measures. We also encouraged CMS to consider maintaining the Screening for Social Drivers of Health and the Screen Positive Rate for Social Drivers of Health measures.

糖心Vlog传媒 Signs on to Letter Requesting Continued Access to Telehealth Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

糖心Vlog传媒 joined 344 organizations in signing on to a letter to congressional leadership requesting continued support for telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries, which are set to expire in September.

糖心Vlog传媒 releases Fact Sheet on CMS Interoperability Framework

On July 30, 2025, the Trump Administration announced voluntary criteria for 鈥渢rusted, patient-centered and practical data exchange鈥� as part of a new Interoperability Framework that supports patient data use to facilitate improved data exchange and to 鈥淜ill the Clipboard.鈥� 糖心Vlog传媒's fact sheet details the framework itself and other key recommendations put forward by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).听

Global Policy Recommendations for Growing the Health Information Workforce and Implementing Artificial Intelligence

The American Health Information Management Association (糖心Vlog传媒) and International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA) jointly convened the first annual Global Virtual Policy Summit in November 2024 to discuss key topics impacting the health information (HI) profession. As part of the Summit, speakers provided policy recommendations for how best to move forward relating to both artificial intelligence (AI) and the HI workforce. This issue brief summarizes key findings from the Summit and related policy recommendations.

糖心Vlog传媒 Signs on to Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Support for USPSTF

糖心Vlog传媒 joined 104 organizations in signing on to a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership of the 119th Congress urging for support of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

糖心Vlog传媒 Releases Fact Sheet on FY 2025 Reconciliation Package

On July 3, 2025, the US Congress passed , and on July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the bill into law. HR 1 includes provisions that will result in important changes related to health policy. 础贬滨惭础鈥檚 fact sheet outlines some of the most relevant health-related provisions to the health information profession.

糖心Vlog传媒 Issues Fact Sheet on Judicial Updates Pertaining to OCR HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule

础贬滨惭础鈥檚 fact sheet provides an overview of recent court action that has impacted the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule, vacating most of the requirements in that rule.

Input Submitted on NIST AI Standards Pilot Project

The Health IT End-Users Alliance provided input on the .

糖心Vlog传媒 Responds to CMS, ASTP/ONC RFI on Health Technology Ecosystem

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted a response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) regarding the market of digital health products for Medicare beneficiaries as well as the state of data interoperability and broader health technology infrastructure.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on FY 2026 Hospital IPPS Proposed Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) .

糖心Vlog传媒 Endorses Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on ICD-10-PCS Code Proposals

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on ICD-10-PCS code proposals posted on the CMS website in March. These code proposals are being considered for October 1, 2025 implementation.

糖心Vlog传媒 Responds to Privacy Working Group RFI

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted a response to the US House of Representatives Privacy Working Group Request for Information (RFI) on data privacy and security. 糖心Vlog传媒 urged Congress to consider transparency, accountability, and oversight and enforcement in any national privacy and security framework.

糖心Vlog传媒 Signs on to Letter to Appropriations Leadership Highlighting the Importance of AHRQ Funding

糖心Vlog传媒 joined 193 organizations in signing on to a letter to appropriations leadership of the 119th Congress urging that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) be fully funded.

糖心Vlog传媒 Responds to NITRD AI RFI

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted a response to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on OCR HIPAA Security Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on the HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Health Information .

糖心Vlog传媒 Signs On to Letter to Congressional Leadership for the Preservation of Telehealth

糖心Vlog传媒 signed on to a letter to congressional leadership of the 119th Congress urging them to preserve and extend or make permanent current telehealth flexibilities, ensuring unchanged healthcare coverage for Americans.

糖心Vlog传媒 Endorses Health Care Workforce Innovation Act of 2025

糖心Vlog传媒 endorsed听: Health Care Workforce Innovation Act of 2025, a听听piece of legislation that would establish a grant program focused on increasing the number of allied health professionals, including health information professionals, in the workforces of underserved communities and rural areas.

糖心Vlog传媒 Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership of 119th Congress

糖心Vlog传媒 sent a letter to congressional leadership of the 119th Congress urging them to take action on pressing issues related to health information. 糖心Vlog传媒 outlined its priorities to leadership on issues including patient matching, artificial intelligence, and the healthcare workforce.

Gravity Project Releases New Resource on Best Practices for Documenting SDOH

Gravity Project leaders, including 糖心Vlog传媒, authored a brief titled 鈥�.鈥� This resource provides an overview of how employing a standardized approach to screening for, documenting and coding social determinants of health (SDOH) will enable healthcare providers and organizations to track the social needs that impact their patients, allowing for personalized care that addresses patients' medical and non-medical needs, aggregate data across patients to determine how to focus a social determinants strategy, and identify population health trends and guide community partnerships.

Stakeholder Letter Regarding Telehealth Sent to Congressional Leadership

糖心Vlog传媒 joined nearly 300 organizations calling for an extension of current telehealth flexibilities in an end-of-year package to ensure predictability in the healthcare system and prevent interruptions in patient care.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on C&M Code Proposals Under Consideration for October 2025 Implementation

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ICD-10-CM/PCS code proposals discussed at the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting and being considered for implementation on October 1, 2025.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on ICD-10-CM/PCS Code Proposals

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ICD-10-CM/PCS code proposals discussed at the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting and being considered for implementation on April 1, 2025.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on HTI-2 Proposed Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Our comments included responses to two requests for information on services addressing health-related social needs and public health reporting and data exchange.

糖心Vlog传媒 Leads Multi-Organization CURES 2.0 Request for Information Response

糖心Vlog传媒 led, in conjunction with Blue Shield of California, a letter garnering nearly 40 organizational signers in support of policies to accelerate progress of the secure exchange of electronic health information. These policies would be essential to empowering patients with a full view of their digital health record and clinicians with the information they need to make informed care decisions, while being foundational to the overarching goals of the Cures 2.0 initiative.

糖心Vlog传媒 Nominates CIP Codes for DHS鈥� STEM Designated Degree Program List

糖心Vlog传媒 nominated seven Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes relating to the health information (HI) profession for inclusion in the US Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 (DHS鈥�) STEM Designated Degree Program List. The DHS鈥� STEM Designated Degree Program List is a complete list of fields of study that DHS considers to be science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields of study.

糖心Vlog传媒 Issues Compliance Resource for OCR HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Final Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 developed a resource to assist organizations in complying with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy final rule.

FAQ: ONC Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule on July 10. This rule reflects ONC鈥檚 efforts to advance interoperability and improve information sharing among patients, providers, payers, and public health authorities. The proposed rule builds on policies included in the ONC Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) final rule. 糖心Vlog传媒 published a one-page FAQ describing key provisions of the final rule.

糖心Vlog传媒 Leads Multi-Organization Letter in Response to Change Healthcare Incident

糖心Vlog传媒 led a letter signed by several healthcare provider organizations recommending that the Department of Health and Human Services and its federal partners use their regulatory authorities to mitigate the impact of cybersecurity attacks in the future, through increased resiliency, transparency, and after-incident support.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on Medicare Hospital IPPS Proposed Rule

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) .

OCR Issues FAQ on Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided an FAQ in response to questions around breach notification requirements following the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident. 糖心Vlog传媒 published a summary of the FAQ.

糖心Vlog传媒 Co-Leads Multi-Organization Letter of Support Advocating for ONC Funding

糖心Vlog传媒 led, in conjunction with HIMSS and CHIME, a letter garnering over 50 signers in support of increased funding for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). Increased funding would support advancing interoperability and information sharing and exchange, coordinating federal and state-level digital health transformation, and supporting the modernization of the U.S. public health data infrastructure.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on ICD-10-CM Code Proposals

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics on ICD-10-CM code proposals discussed at the March ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. If approved, these code proposals would become effective on October 1, 2025.

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), released the听听on April 22. The final rule modifies the HIPAA Privacy Rule to strengthen privacy protections for individuals鈥� protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive healthcare. 糖心Vlog传媒 published a summary of the final rule.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the听听final rule on April 26. The final rule modifies Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which prohibits certain practices in healthcare to protect against discrimination. 糖心Vlog传媒 published a summary of the final rule.听

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its finalized听听on April 26. The rule seeks to regulate non-HIPAA covered personal health records (PHRs) to notify customers of data breaches. 糖心Vlog传媒 published a summary of the final rule.听

糖心Vlog传媒 Responds to Request for Information on Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry

糖心Vlog传媒 responded to US Representative Ami Bera's request for information which invited responses on the uses and impacts of artificial intelligence within the healthcare ecosystem.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on ICD-10-PCS Code Proposals

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ICD-10-PCS code proposals discussed at the March ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. These code proposals are being considered for implementation on October 1, 2024.

Fact Sheet: FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS)听, which updates the Medicare fee-for-service payment rates and policies for inpatient hospitals and LTCHs for FY 2025. The proposed rule also includes provisions related to addressing social determinants of health (SDOH), strengthening emergency preparedness, and improving maternal health.

糖心Vlog传媒 Comments on USCDI v5

糖心Vlog传媒 submitted comments regarding the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) request for comment on the Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI)听. In its comments, 糖心Vlog传媒 expressed support for ONC鈥檚 continued expansion and advancement of USCDI through the addition of data classes and elements.

Fact Sheet: Office of Management and Budget Notice 鈥� Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity

The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a听听to the Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.

FAQ: CMS Updates to State Operations Manual Patient Informed Consent Requirements for Sensitive Examinations

糖心Vlog传媒 Joins More Than 170 Organizations in Advocating for AHRQ Funding

糖心Vlog传媒 joined more than 170 organizations in signing on to the Friends of AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) FY25 Appropriations Request听, which asks for additional funding that would be used for research on our nation's health systems in order to improve healthcare quality, reduce costs, advance patient safety, decrease medical errors, and broaden access to essential services.

FAQ: HHS OCR/SAMHSA Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Final Rule

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published their joint Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Records final rule aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). 糖心Vlog传媒 previously provided comment on the proposed rule in 2023 supporting many proposals and urging modification to others. 糖心Vlog传媒 published a one-page FAQ describing key provisions of the final rule.

糖心Vlog传媒 Encourages HHS to Designate ICD-11 Office

糖心Vlog传媒 sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) encouraging HHS to designate an office within HHS to serve as a central coordinating entity for evaluation, planning, and potential adoption of ICD-11.

FAQ: Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Advancing Interoperability and Prior Authorization Processes听. CMS stated the goal of this final rule is to 鈥渋mprove the electronic exchange of health care data, as well as to streamline prior authorization processes鈥� for both payers and providers.