Home > Advocacy > SHIEC’s Public comments
SHIEC’S 2021 LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY COMMENTS
CMS 2022 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for Hospitals Proposed Rule
Download SHIEC’s comments on the CMS 2022 IPPS Proposed Rule
Letter to OMB and CMS on Cost Allocation Updates for Medicaid Technology and Systems
Download SHIEC’s letter to OMB and CMS on cost allocation formulas
OCR Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support ,and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement Proposed Rule
Download SHIEC’s comment letter to OCR on the HIPAA Privacy Rule modifications Proposed Rule
CMS Reducing Provider and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Processes, and Promoting Patients’ Electronic Access to Health Information Proposed Rule
Download SHIEC’s comments on the CMS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
SHIEC’S 2020 LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY COMMENTS
CMS 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule
Download SHIEC’s Comment on CMS’ 2021 MPFS and QPP Proposed Rule
ONC’s Forthcoming Report to Congress on Patient Identity and Patient Matching
Download SHIEC’s Comment on ONC’s Patient Identity and Patient Matching Report to Congress
HHS Releases State Interoperability Implementation Guidance Favorable to HIEs
Download SHIEC’S Comment on HHS Releases State Interoperability Implementation Guidance
Office of the National Coordinator Funding Opportunity
Download SHIEC’s Comment on the Office of the National Coordinator Funding Opportunity
Patient Matching Amendment – Action Needed with U.S. Senators
Download SHIEC’s Patient Matching Amendment Response
Download SHIEC’S Patient Matching Amendment Template
Senate HELP Committee Preparing for the Next Pandemic White Paper
Download SHIEC’s Preparing for the Next Pandemic White Paper response
HHS OASH Request for Information, Long-Term Monitoring of Health System Resilience
Download SHIEC’s OASH RFI response
HHS OIG Civil Money Penalty Proposed Rule
Download SHIEC’s OIG CMP Proposed Rule comment
2020-2024 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
RESOURCE LINKS
For more information on the ONC proposed rule visit: https://www.healthit.gov/CuresRule
For more information on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement and the Notice of Funding Opportunity, visit: https://www.healthit.gov/TEFCA
To receive more information about CMS’s interoperability efforts, sign-up for listserv notifications, here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCMS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USCMS_12443
For a fact sheet on the CMS proposed rule (CMS-9115-P), please visit: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cms-advances-interoperability-patient-access-health-data-through-new-proposals
To view the CMS proposed rule (CMS-9115-P), please visit: https://www.cms.gov/Center/Special-Topic/Interoperability-Center.html
To view OCR’s FAQ, please visit: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/health-information-technology/index.html
HELPING LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR TEFCA
SHIEC worked with ONC to submit and share comments regarding interoperability and the needs and priorities of SHIEC members. Specifically, SHIEC’s leadership presented and participated in the listening sessions ONC hosted during July and December of 2017. Throughout this time, SHIEC provided suggested interoperability language and priorities to ONC based on the governance, contractual provisions, and overall approach of the Patient Centered Data Home. Recently, SHIEC announced the expansion of the Patient Centered Data Home work across the nation. The interplay of the ONC proposed framework and the Patient Centered Data Home approach will be key moving forward.
SHIEC COMMENTS TO ONC REGARDING TEFCA
The Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued the much-anticipated Trusted Exchange Framework on Friday, January 5, 2018. The 21st Century Cures Act directed ONC to develop a Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) per the provisions outlined in Section 4003 of the law. The SHIEC Board, the Patient Centered Data Home Governing Council, and the SHIEC Advocacy Committee reviewed the proposal and provided comments regarding proposed framework.
