fah hospital policy blog

“It is imperative that we get this right to realize the promise of health IT and improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to patients while reducing provider burden.”

The FAH submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in response to the Request for Information on the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program. The FAH expressed appreciate for the agency’s efforts to improve interoperability and offered suggestions for ONC’s implementation of the EHR Reporting Program, including revising the focus of the Program and improving the Certified Health IT Products List (CHPL) website.

FAH sent a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week supporting the Connected Care Pilot Program, which earmarks $100 million to support telehealth for low-income Americans, especially those living in rural areas and veterans.

Today, the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the FY 2019 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule and the FY 2019 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) PPS proposed rule.