News & Updates February 4, 2021

Events Health Equity: Epilogue March 10, 17 and 24 Knowledge Center Health Equity: What is it, Why does it matter, and What can we do about it? In the News ONC’s Advancing Standards for Precision Medicine Project Final Report The Quest for Health Equity, February 23-24 on Zoom. This two-day virtual event will explore data interoperability solutions that support and encourage health equity.  Agenda

Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) 2021 Reference Edition Now Available Each year ONC releases the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) Reference Edition, a PDF “snapshot in time” of the web-based ISA. Notable additions include a sub-section and Specialty Care and Settings page to support Interoperability for the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a new sub-section for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response. Learn More

Upcoming HITAC Events

U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Task Force Tuesday, 02/09/2021, 10:30 AM Learn More

HHS Announces Marketplace Special Enrollment Period for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency This SEP will allow individuals and families in states with Marketplaces served by the HealthCare.gov platform to enroll in 2021 health insurance coverage. Beginning February 15, 2021 and through May 15, 2021, these Marketplaces will operationalize functionality to make this SEP available to all Marketplace-eligible consumers who are submitting a new application or updating an existing application. Learn More

The Collective Voice in Health IT, a WEDI Podcast Episode 21: Welcoming the new WEDI Chair, Nancy Spector of the American Medical Association

Updated 2021 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide, Schematron, and Sample Files to Support MIPS APM Entity Reporting The IG outlines requirements for eligible clinicians and eligible professionals to report electronic clinical quality measures, improvement activities, and promoting interoperability measures for the calendar year 2021 performance period for these programs: Quality Payment Program: MIPS and APMs Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Primary Care First Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Learn More

Resources for You Fundamentals of Accountable Care Organizations WEDI 2020 Annual Report Free APIs for CMS Interoperability Compliance On Demand Patient matching: Progress from new regulations in the height of a pandemic On Demand

Interoperability Proving Ground

Hot Headlines: Proposed Public Health Emergency Bill Targets COVID-19 Tech Privacy Population Health Management Strategies to Reduce Health Disparities How Data And AI Will Continue To Change Healthcare In 2021 CT Health Information Exchange Inks 25 Providers to Expand Network

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