Starting in 2025 seniors will have a cap of $2,000 for out of pocket costs for all Medicare Part D prescriptions, reminds Meena Seshamani of @‌CMSgov at their quarterly update call #pricetransparency #patientexperience

We will be posting analysis on the effects of #priorauthorization on patients in underserved communities, indicates Meena Seshamani of @‌CMSgov at their quarterly update call #healthequity #patientexperience

We are producing educational materials to help payers and patients understand who might benefit from using the new Medicare prescription drug payment plans, indicates Meena Seshamani of @‌CMSgov at their quarterly update call #pricetransparency #patientexperience

Alternate connection options and communication paths around cyberattacks and their aftermath should be planned ahead of time, indicates Stanley Nachimson of Stanley Nachimson at the @‌WEDIOnline maintaining #healthdata following a #cybersecurity attack event #security

New CAQH CORE operating rules standardize error data in X12 277CA transactions to improve information about how to fix claims that would otherwise be rejected without adjustments, indicates Megan Soccorso of Gainwell Technologies at the @‌CAQH CORE operating rules webinar

~12% of claims were denied on their initial submission in the first half of 2022, up from ~10% in 2020, already a significant increase over pre-pandemic rates, indicates Megan Soccorso of Gainwell Technologies at the @‌CAQH CORE operating rules webinar

2/3 of voting member organizations must vote in favor of a new rule to adopt it (at least 60% of eligible voters must vote to have a quorum), indicates Rachel Goldstein of @‌CAQH Core at their operating rules webinar

The #TEFCA Common Agreement is required to be posted on the ONC website and the Federal Register, indicates Mark Knee of @‌ONC_HealthIT at the @‌sequoiaproject's monthly #TEFCA update

Each #QHIN can decide which endpoint information they make locally available to their participants so asking QHINs about what they plan to provide may help you determine which QHIN to use, indicates @‌abswenson of @‌sequoiaproject at their monthly #TEFCA update

MHDC Member Mass General Brigham Health Plan ranks in top 10 for most trusted healthcare brands. Key takeaways: Invest in people & culture, redefine 'systemness', prioritize access, connect w/Gen Z, and keep experiences human-centric. #healthcare #branding #consumertrends
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We need to think about the definition of #healthdata to incorporate some GPS, shopping, and other data not currently well protected that often provides more info on someone's health than their actual PHI -Jennifer Goldsack, @_DiMeSociety, at the April @‌NCVHS Committee Meeting

Each #QHIN is required to update their version of the endpoint directory at least once per day; they may do so up to once per hour if they wish, indicates @‌abswenson of @‌sequoiaproject at their monthly #TEFCA update

Current TEFCA users have 60 days to transition to the Common Agreement v2 & 180 days to transition to the new related terms of participation. Completion is anticipated around the end of 2024, indicates Lindsay Elkind of @‌sequoiaproject at their monthly #TEFCA update

The TEFCA terms of service will be the same for all participants and cannot be modified for individual cases, indicates Chantal Worzala of @‌sequoiaproject at their monthly #TEFCA update

Every organization and federal agency has its own #AI framework. Many are similar but they're not the same and that can cause some real problems, suggests Jennifer Goldsack of @_DiMeSociety at the April @‌NCVHS Committee Meeting

Adding data for 6 patients allowed us to qualify for $2mil in additional incentives. Conversely, we missed a 5 star rating by two patients. Better, ongoing care gap info matters - Semira Singh of Providence at @WEDIOnline's #WEDISpring conference #mhdclive #qualitymeasures

Automation of existing manual processes is fine, but augmenting them with digitized processes that do more is a lot more interesting suggests Christopher Ross of Mayo Clinic at @WEDIOnline's #WEDISpring conference #mhdclive

It's always a struggle to balance enterprise standard solutions with the need for the best possible local function according to Christopher Ross of Mayo Clinic at @WEDIOnline's #WEDISpring conference #mhdclive

It's cheap to extract, store, and compute data. It's not cheap to structure, govern, manage, and protect data indicates Christopher Ross of Mayo Clinic at @WEDIOnline's #WEDISpring conference #mhdclive - we agree, and we're working on it! #massdatagov #privacy

'Please don't be evil' and 'Don't be stupid!' - advice on dealing with #healthdata , #AI , and other modern #healthIT from Christopher Ross of Mayo Clinic at @WEDIOnline's #WEDISpring conference #mhdclive