ONC & CMS Proposed Rules – Part 6: Payer Data Requirements
Nikki Kent
Dave Levin
By DAVE LEVIN, MD and NIKKI KENT
The
Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid (CMS) have proposed final rules on
interoperability, data blocking, and other activities as part of implementing
the 21st Century Cures Act. In this series, we will explore ideas
behind the rules, why they are necessary and the expected impact. Given that
these are complex and controversial topics are open to interpretation, we
invite readers to respond
with their own ideas, corrections and opinions.
Interventions to Address Market Failures
Many of the rules proposed
by CMS and ONC are evidence-based interventions aimed at critical problems that
market forces have failed to address. One example of market failure is the long-standing inability for health care
providers and insurance companies to find a way to exchange patient data. Each
has critical data the other needs and would benefit from sharing. And, as CMS
noted, health plans are in a “unique position to provide enrollees a complete
picture of their clams and encounter data.” Despite that, technical and
financial issues, as well as a general air of distrust from decades of haggling
over reimbursement, have prevented robust data exchange. Remarkably, this happens
in integrated delivery systems which, in theory, provide tight alignment between
payers and providers in a unified organization.
With so much attention
focused on requirements for health IT com...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Data Health Policy Health Technology CMS Dave Levin Health Data Interoperability Nikki Kent ONC Rules Sansoro Health Source Type: blogs
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