CMS has finalized a 2.6% payment increase for inpatient services, boosted DSH payments, established new interoperability rules for prior authorization, and confirmed the launch of a controversial ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) sets a new standard for how payers exchange data and respond to authorization ...

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued all the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare final regulations for different facility types: hospice facilities, inpatient psychiatric ...

The American Hospital Association provides comment on the “Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity” (HTI-5) proposed rule.

A new CMS final rule increases IPPS payment rates by 2.6% for 2026 and finalizes several key policy changes, including the launch of a mandatory bundled payment model, new e-prescribing standards, and ...

Healthcare and technology groups want Medicare Advantage plans included in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule to expand access to health information and improve the prior ...

Availity and Onyx's solution addresses CMS-0057 compliance, focusing on interoperability and prior authorization reform. The CMS-0057-F rule requires standardized application programming interfaces ...

Edifecs, a Cotiviti business and a pioneer in healthcare data and interoperability, has been named the 2026 Best in KLAS® for CMS Payer Interoperability by KLAS Research. This ranking, included in the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / December 15, 2025 / The healthcare payer information technology (IT) sector continues to evolve rapidly, and 2026 is positioned to be a pivotal execution year for ...

AHA urges ONC slow health IT certification overhaul to protect patient safety and support rural hospitals during transition to FHIR standards.