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CommonWell Health Alliance Commentary on California HHS Data Exchange Framework

January 8, 2024|Categories: |

January 8, 2024 – Released in July 2022, the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (DxF) is a statewide data sharing agreement meant to expand exchange of health information among health care entities, government agencies, and social service programs beginning this year, 2024. Click here to learn more about the Data Exchange Framework. As described in the included [...]

CommonWell Health Alliance Submits Comments on the TEFCA Draft QHIN Application

June 15, 2022|Categories: |

We were pleased to be part of preliminary efforts to get here through the Common Agreement Workgroup where we worked with peers and partners alongside Sequoia and the ONC towards development of the formative documents for TEFCA which included development of this QHIN Application. As such, we were not surprised by the content of the application and appreciate the [...]

CommonWell Submits Comments to RCE on the QHIN Technical Framework Draft v1

September 20, 2021|Categories: |

Sept. 17, 2021 – CommonWell Health Alliance submitted comments to the RCE on the QHIN Technical Framework Draft V1 as published July 28, 2021. We have always supported a fully connected nationwide ecosystem that links providers of all types and recognize we cannot do this alone. We support the goals and objectives of TEFCA and look forward to being one [...]

CommonWell Commentary on 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) final rule; new Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange measure

September 15, 2021|Categories: |

Sept.  15, 2021 – On Aug. 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the FY 2022 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) final rule, which takes effect on Oct. 1, 2021.  Included in the rule was a new Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange measure for promoting interoperability in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, to [...]

CommonWell Commentary on the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) draft v2

April 15, 2021|Categories: |

April 15, 2021 – In January 2021, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) published the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) draft v2. As noted in our commentary, CommonWell supports the ONC and its works to improve interoperability in the United States across providers, payers, patients and other stakeholders. We are aligned in the belief that we need [...]

CommonWell Commentary on 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule; new Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange measure

February 1, 2021|Categories: |

Feb. 1, 2021 - On Dec. 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CY 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2021. Included in the rule was a new Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange measure for promoting interoperability in the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP), to which clinicians [...]

CommonWell Health Alliance Submits Comments to ONC Regarding Experiences with Patient Matching

September 4, 2020|Categories: |

Sept. 4, 2020 – CommonWell Health Alliance submitted comments to the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) at the Department of Health and Human Services regarding its Request for Information on experiences with patient matching. As part of our work as a national network enabling access to patient records for multiple use cases including both providers and patients themselves, CommonWell has [...]

CommonWell Health Alliance Submits Comments to OIG Regarding the HHS Civil Money Penalty Rules

June 23, 2020|Categories: |

June 23, 2020 – CommonWell Health Alliance submitted comments to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding its Proposed Rule to amend and update Civil Money Penalty Rules of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published on April 24, 2020. CommonWell believe the ONC’s Strategic Plan aligns with our mission and vision. In our submission, we provided specific comments [...]

CommonWell Health Alliance Submits Comments to ONC Regarding the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)

June 17, 2019|Categories: |

June 17, 2019 - CommonWell Health Alliance submitted comments to the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) at the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), published on April 19, 2019. CommonWell is very supportive of the goals and direction articulated by TEFCA. We agree that a single on-ramp will increase access to [...]

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