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Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense Call For a National Public Health Data System
In April 2022 the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense released a new report titled The Athena Agenda: Advancing the Apollo Program for Biodefense. The “Athena Agenda” primary IT recommendation is the development of a National Public Health Data System.
Read more >CMS Releases Proposed Updates to Medicare MIPS Promoting Interoperability Program
On May 10, 2022 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to changes in the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System.
Read more >HLN Attends the AIRA 2022 National Meeting
The HLN Consulting team attended the AIRA 2022 National Virtual Meeting held on April 26-27, 2022. Over 650 individuals attended the virtual meeting – AIRA’s largest meeting to date. The HLN team presented two breakout sessions.
Read more >Leveraging clinical decision support by IIS during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Immunization Information Systems (IIS), electronic health records (EHR), and consumer health apps all need to determine if vaccinations received are clinically valid and if people are up-to-date with their vaccinations. But very often, external systems that receive IIS data do not make use of this information.
Read more >Sequoia Releases a Useful Workgroup Report on Information and Pandemic Response
The Sequoia Project released its Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup’s Pandemic Response Insights and Recommendations. The report has a strong public health focus and it provides succinct recommendations for pandemic preparedness.
Read more >Cures Act EHR Reporting Program Draft Measures: What this Means for Public Health
As part of the ONC Health IT Certification Program, Congress mandated the establishment of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program to help determine the effectiveness of the program.
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