General Surgery Coding Alert - 2019 Issue 13
Industry Note: EHRA Urges Feds to Rein in EHR Mandates
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Article Overview
This article covers a health IT industry response to a proposed ONC interoperability rule. It explains why EHRA believes the rule’s implementation timeline is too aggressive, and it places that concern in the broader context of EHR vendor requirements, API fee regulation, certification mandates, interoperability standards, information blocking, and pediatric health IT. The piece is relevant to health information management, EHR vendors, compliance teams, and organizations tracking federal health IT policy.
Why This Topic Matters
Federal interoperability and certification policy can affect EHR development priorities, operational readiness, and compliance planning across healthcare organizations and vendors. Understanding stakeholder concerns helps readers assess how proposed rules may influence implementation timing and workflow changes.
What You Will Learn
- The general focus of the ONC proposed interoperability rule
- Why EHRA is concerned about the proposed implementation timeline
- Which broad health IT policy areas are affected by the proposal
- How stakeholder feedback fits into the rulemaking process
Who Should Read This
- Health information management professionals
- EHR vendors
- Healthcare compliance teams
- Health IT policy analysts
- Medical coding and reimbursement professionals tracking regulatory updates
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