On August 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced final changes to its payment program for acute care hospitals in 2023. The FY 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule also included policies for the 2023 Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, which rewards eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) for the meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology, and for the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, which requires hospitals to report data in key areas.
Important new elements of these programs can help advance nationwide health information exchange, reduce administrative burden for providers, and incentivize effective use of health IT in 2023 and beyond, including policies to:
- Incentivize exchange of information under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA);
- Expand electronic reporting of information to public health agencies; and
- Capture information on social determinants of health to inform referrals for social care needs.
In this two-part blog series, ONC will unpack these provisions and highlight the potential they hold to advance interoperability by driving hospital and CAH use of important health IT capabilities connected to ONC programs. This first blog looks at IPPS measures related to the use of networks that facilitate health information exchange… Read the full article here.
