BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | ASTP/ONC | DM | EHR/PHR | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
In December 2025, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) released the draft HTI-5 proposed rule. HLN conducted a detailed review with particular attention to its implications for public health and submitted formal comments outlining key considerations for the public health community.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Federal Rulemaking | ASTP/ONC | CDC | COVID-19 | EHR/PHR | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
CMS recently released its HTI-4 final rule covering hospital payment systems and health technology standards. While not focused on public health, several things in the 2,000+ page rule stand out – including the absence of any public health system certification and a new bonus Promoting Interoperability measure using TEFCA.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | ASTP/ONC | DM | FHIR | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Public Health | TEFCA
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking based on requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act. Get a public health perspective here.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
In September 2024 ASTP/ONC released the 2024 status report to Congress on the Cures Act. Read our summary of this report with a particular eye on its impact on public health and implications for the future.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | Disease Surveillance Systems (DSS) | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
In September 2024, ASTP/ONC released a Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan for public comment – the Federal government has declared FHIR “ready for prime time.” Read a short public health perspective on this plan.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | AIRA | ASTP/ONC | CDC | CSTE | DM | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health | Syndromic Surveillance
As the comment period for ASTP/ONC’s HTI-2 proposed rule passes, HLN summarizes some key thoughts from a public health perspective on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON HIE & Interoperability | DM | Federal Rulemaking | Meaningful Use | Procurement | Public Health | Technology
As we pour over the HTI-2 NPRM, HHS recently released the Acquisition of Information Technology; Standards for Health Information Technology proposed rule (HHSAR Case 2023–001). Take a look at our public health perspective.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | CDC | COVID-19 | DM | Federal Rulemaking | Meaningful Use | Planning | Procurement | Public Health | Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) | Technology
Where are immunization information systems now and where do we go from here? Read our newest post on this topic and how it relates to data modernization.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | ASTP/ONC | CDC | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Public Health | RCKMS | TEFCA
CMS recently released their Hospital IPPS Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates; Quality Programs Requirements; and Other Policy Changes. It also included the Request for Information (RFI) regarding Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange. Here we address the major RFI questions from a public health perspective.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DM | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | Public Health | RCKMS
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) issued its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023. Get the highlights of the report.
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