Policy: Recent Policymaking Prioritizes Patient Safety, Equity

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Article Overview

This policy update summarizes recent federal initiatives from ONC, HHS, DOJ, and CMS that highlight patient safety, health equity, civil rights, and health data access. It is relevant to healthcare leaders, compliance teams, health IT stakeholders, and policy watchers who need a broad view of emerging regulatory direction and agency priorities.

Why This Topic Matters

These developments may influence future compliance expectations, health information exchange practices, equity initiatives, and public-facing programs across healthcare organizations and federal health systems.

Article Sections

  1. ONC Reveals Information Blocking Policies May Get a Boost in 2023

    Covers ONC’s information blocking focus, the role of the Cures Act and related federal policies, and the possibility of additional HHS authority in the budget process.

  2. HHS, DOJ Announce New Policies to Thwart Hate Crimes

    Summarizes a federal collaboration addressing hate crimes and bias-related incidents through guidance, grants, education, and language resources.

  3. CMS Offers a Glimpse into Long-Range Equity Goals

    Reviews CMS’s long-term health equity framework and its broad priorities for improving data collection, reporting, and program equity.

What You Will Learn

  • How recent federal policy updates may shape healthcare compliance and equity efforts
  • What kinds of agency actions are being emphasized around information access and patient rights
  • How federal agencies are addressing hate crimes and bias-related incidents
  • What CMS is prioritizing in its long-term health equity framework

Who Should Read This

  • Healthcare compliance professionals
  • Health information management teams
  • Health IT vendors
  • Hospital and provider leadership
  • Policy analysts
  • Public health professionals

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