CMS Interoperability Rules Guide
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) have released final regulations on interoperability and data exchange across the entire healthcare ecosystem. The purpose is to break down barriers to data exchange in order to promote patient-centric, data-driven healthcare.
Read the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule.
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CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Deadlines
To comply with the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule, payers need to implement Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using the Health Level 7® (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) standard to improve the electronic exchange of health care data.
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Patient Access API
Enforcement begins July 1, 2021
02
Provider Directory API
Enforcement begins July 1, 2021
03
Payer to Payer
Enforcement is delayed
Core Data Sharing Requirements
1 Claims & Encounters - Including encounters with capitated or delegated providers.
2 Clinical/USCDI - US Core Data Interoperability.
3 Cost Data - Provider payment amounts and enrollee cost-sharing amounts.
4 Formulary/Preferred Drug List – Implementation Guide to help members select a coverage type during enrollment for the medications they are currently on is HL7 FHIR Da Vinci - PDex US Drug Formulary IG: Version STU 1.0.1.
5 Provider Directory -The Implementation Guide is HL7 FHIR Da Vinci PDex Plan Net IG: Version STU 1.0.0.
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CMS Patient Access Rule
Payers must make patient health care claims and clinical information available to members through a standards-based API for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and CHIP FFS, Medicaid and CHIP managed care, and QHPs on the FFES.
SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES:
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CMS Provider Directory API
Payers must make provider directories available through a standards-based API that is accessible on a public-facing digital endpoint on the payer’s website.
SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE:
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CMS Payer to Payer API - Enforcement delayed by CMS
Payers will be required to exchange patient USCDI data upon request.
SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES:
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