Interoperability
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Wednesday, August 5
Two items cleared the evidence and action gate this morning.
Interoperability
Interoperability analysis covering health data exchange, APIs, FHIR, TEFCA, information blocking, EHR certification, standards adoption, and payer-provider connectivity. Focused on making health information usable, secure, and available when needed to support patient care, reduce burden, and improve system performance.
Interoperability
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Friday, July 31
This is a slow morning, but not an empty one.
Interoperability
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF - Wednesday, July 15
CMS dropped the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule on July 14, with public inspection publication set for July 16.
Health IT Certification
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Wednesday, July 1
Two real signals this morning; everything else in the Federal Register scan was either stale, off-portfolio, or the kind of standards-word false positive…
Privacy and Security
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Thursday, July 2
Slow morning, but not empty. The only item that earns real policy attention is HHS OCR’s June 30 Federal Register notice reorganizing the Office for Civil…
Interoperability
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Monday, June 29
The clean action item this morning is Medicare Advantage prior authorization.
Prior Authorization
Health Policy Signal Morning Brief: Monday, June 15, 2026
CMS prior authorization policy is the center of today’s health IT signal, with comments due today on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs across major public programs and federally facilitated exchange plans. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07205/med
Prior Authorization
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF - Thursday, June 11
CMS quietly stood up a new Office of Health Technology and Products.
Interoperability
HEALTH POLICY BRIEF — Tuesday, June 9
Slow but action-relevant morning. No major new Federal Register item in this publication's coverage focus, but CMS-0062-P is now inside the final week for…
Interoperability
POLICY BRIEF — Thursday, May 28
**Thursday, May 28** — Thursday, May 28, 2026
Interoperability
Health IT Policy Is Moving Back Toward Implementation
Federal health IT policy is entering a practical phase.