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May 22, 2023

Federal Highlights


Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing May 17th to discuss the use of algorithms by Medicare Advantage Plans.

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May Workgroup Schedule

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Remittance Advice & Payment

Claims

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Eligibility & Benefits

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Claims

12

No Surprises Act

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Prior Auth

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Attachments

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Workgroup Open House

Emerging Tech

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No Surprises Act

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2023 Workgroup Open House (118 min)

Emerging Tech Subworkgroup Meeting on ChatGPT (62 min)

Health & Well-Being for All with Dr. Melissa Perry, Dean of the College of Public Health at George Mason University (19 min)

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Federal Update

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  • OCR Settles HIPAA PHI Disclosure Investigation.
  • Oracle Cerner Signs New EHR Deal with VA.
  • Senate Hearing Examined Medicare Advantage Plan Use of Algorithms.
  • FTC Issues Order Against Period App Disclosing PHI.
  • CMS Now Accepting Public Comments on the Draft 2024 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide and Schematron.
  • CMS Reminder: 2023 MVP Registration is Now Open.
  • House Holds Hearing on Public Health Security Threats.
  • JAMA Research Suggests EHR Communication Methods Impede Care Team Well-Being.
  • HC3 Warns of Increased Cybersecurity Threat to Veeam Software.
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How digitization and partnership can address health inequities


FTC warns of thieves using AI for scams

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