“Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Wednesday scolded ‘bad actors’ opposing an interoperability proposed rule, accusing them of protecting the status quo for profits’ sake, frustrating the public, and providing ‘fuel’ for advocates of a government takeover of healthcare.”
“‘Access to one’s data can be a matter of life and death, and this administration will not waver in ensuring that patients enjoy full ownership of their data,’ Verma told the 2020 CMS Healthcare Innovation Industry Day audience, in Washington, D.C.”
“However, she warned that ‘the sort of consumer-oriented revolution that will make the healthcare system more affordable and accessible is undermined by those bad actors throughout the system that continue to guard the status quo because it’s in the interest of their short-term profits.’”
“While Verma did not single out any particular ‘bad actors,’ her remarks appear to have been directed at health records giant Epic Systems, and CEO Judith Faulkner, who earlier this month urged hospital CEOs to sign on to a letter opposing CMS’s push for interoperability…” Read the full article here.
Source: Verma Scolds ‘Bad Actors’ Blocking Interoperability – By John Commins, January 29, 2020. HealthLeaders Media.
