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12/19/23
ONC 2023 Annual Meeting – Day 1
On Thursday, December 14, 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) hosted the first day of its in-person Annual Meeting. The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was the primary focus of the Plenary Sessions, as the qualified health information networks (QHINs) that will facilitate data exchange under TEFCA had signed the Common Agreement earlier that week. Other areas of focus of the first day included ONC’s HTI-1 Final Rule and the agency’s work on AI.
12/15/23
On December 13, 2023, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hosted a hearing to discuss the regulations of AI in energy, technology, and health care. We have summarized only Micky Tripathi’s comments, and to the extent he spoke about privacy issues – Saif Khan’s testimony.
12/15/23
Bipartisan Policy Center: Medicare Reform – A Bipartisan Solution
On December 11, 2023, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) held an online event to discuss solutions to current and impending financial challenges faced by Medicare. BPC presented proposed federal policy recommendations around enhancing Medicare benefits, increasing competition, and improving program management and financing.
12/1/23
House E&C Hearing: Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care
On November 29, 2023, the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to discuss how to best regulate AI in the healthcare system. Hearing witnesses were representatives from hospitals, HCA and UC San Diego Health, the medical school at Johns Hopkins, medtech company Siemens Healthineers, and consumer digital health company Transcarent.
10/31/23
Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (HCP LAN) 2023 Summit
On October 30, the HCP LAN hosted its 2023 Summit, which brought together stakeholders from across the health care industry. The goals of the event were to promote action towards value-based care advancement, highlight strategies for multi-stakeholder alignment, and showcase the LAN’s goals.
10/25/23
Quarterly National Stakeholder Call with CMS Administrator
On October 17, 2023, the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar to discuss recent policies, programs, and initiatives.
10/9/23
MedPAC October 2023: Medicare Payment Rates for Clinicians
On October 5, 2023, during the morning session of MedPAC’s October meeting, MedPAC commissioners discussed the main contents of the chapter and potential edits before the report is finalized. Topics discussed included the impact of inflation, volume and service intensity growth, payment rate variation, overvaluation of services, and participation incentives for advanced alternative payment models (A-APMs).
10/7/23
MedPAC October 2023: Establishing Medicare Payments for IRFs
On October 5, 2023, MedPAC held a virtual meeting on options for alternative methods to set payment rates for select conditions treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities – such as site-neutral payments.
10/3/23
On September 26, 2023, the Connected Health Initiative hosted a conference to discuss artificial intelligence and its impact on healthcare from patient, provider, federal government, and stakeholder perspectives.
10/3/23
Health Affairs: How the Ownership and Structure of Health Care Entities Affect Clinicians & Patients
On September 27, 2023, Health Affairs, in partnership with the Physicians Foundation, hosted an online forum highlighting recent research regarding the impact of changes in physician practice integration, consolidation, and ownership on the healthcare system. The three papers review trends in consolidation, the increase in higher-intensity services because of consolidation, and how consolidation impacts provider retention.