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HHS, FDA, and ONC officials convene private meetings with industry to accelerate AI use in healthcare settings. Federal health officials from HHS, FDA, and ONC have initiated a series of closed-door meetings with technology companies, researchers, and lobbyists focused on accelerating the...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks digital emergency department data from hospitals to inform injury prevention, raising questions about patient privacy safeguards and data use limitations. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is requesting digital patient...
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency states that AI-powered medical scribes analyzing patient-clinician conversations could fall under medical device regulations if used for clinical decision support. The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has...
The final rule updates Medicare hospital payment rates for FY 2027, adopts new health IT standards, and modifies quality reporting requirements for acute care and long-term care hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule revising the Medicare hospital...
NCQA’s HEDIS updates for Measurement Year 2027 add behavioral health, diabetes, kidney disease, and cancer screening measures while retiring low-value measures to align with clinical best practices and reduce reporting burden. For HEDIS Measurement Year (MY) 2027, the National Committee for...
HHS announced the decertification of the Kentucky-based organ procurement organization Network for Hope following federal reviews citing persistent patient safety failures. The U.S.
NCQA’s new Person-Centered Outcome measures for HEDIS measurement year 2027 shift focus from care processes to patient-reported outcomes for dual-eligible and chronic condition special needs plans. NCQA has approved the inclusion of Person-Centered Outcome (PCO) measures in HEDIS® for measurement...
FDA's proposal would reduce regulatory burden for DBT systems by moving them from premarket approval to special controls with 510(k) pathway, while establishing new device classification and safety requirements. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to reclassify digital breast...
CMS seeks public comment on renewed data matching to verify ACA minimum essential coverage eligibility via Department of War health benefits. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a notice in the Federal Register regarding the...
New HEDIS measures for long-term services and supports focus on person-centered care assessment for LTSS organizations starting measurement year 2027. NCQA has released the HEDIS Measurement Year 2027 Technical Specifications Volume 2 for Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), updating the...
FDA requests public comment on proposed information collection for its Medical Device Voluntary Improvement Program under PRA requirements. The Food and Drug Administration is announcing a 60-day public comment period on a proposed information collection associated with the Medical Device...