


When implemented effectively, health information exchange (interoperability) can also reduce the burden of certain administrative processes, such as prior authorization. Additional information is available on the FAQ page and in the other information available below.ĬMS continues to build on its roadmap to improve interoperability and health information access for patients, providers, and payers. On July 1, 2021, CMS began to enforce requirements for certain payers to support Patient Access and Provider Directory APIs. On April 30, 2021, the requirements for hospitals with certain EHR capabilities to send admission, discharge and transfer notifications to other providers went into effect. Please review the relevant FAQs for details.Īs of July 1, 2021, two of the policies from the May 2020 Interoperability and Patient Access final rule are now in effect. CMS’ decision to exercise enforcement discretion for the payer-to-payer policy until future rulemaking occurs does not affect any other existing regulatory requirements and implementation timelines outlined in the final rule. On September 15, 2021, CMS published three FAQs which explain that CMS will not take enforcement action against certain payers for the payer-to-payer data exchange provision of the May 2020 Interoperability and Patient Access final rule until future rulemaking is finalized. The Administrator also released a blog on this Notice, which included additional information about the administration's commitment to increasing health data exchange and investing in interoperability.

On December 8, 2021, CMS announced the publication of a Federal Register Notice (FRN CMS-9115-N2) to formalize its decision to exercise enforcement discretion not to take action against certain payer-to-payer data exchange provisions of the May 2020 Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (see FAQs associated with this decision). FAIR Health data serves as an official reimbursement reference point in state balance billing and consumer protection laws targeting balance bills for surprise out-of-network and emergency services in Texas, New Mexico, New York, and Connecticut.Policies and Technology for Interoperability and Burden Reduction The below Rules and Regulations will go into effect on January 1, 2021.Īdditionally, the Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire has chosen to contract with FAIR Health to provide the "contracted amount" as spelled out in the legislation and Rules and Regulations.įAIR Health is an independent nonprofit not affiliated with any governmental agency, insurer, or other organization in the healthcare sector. The FAIR Health database currently includes over 900 million claim records from Georgia, growing by approximately 76 million claim records per year. King today posted the final Rules and Regulations for the "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act" enacted by the Georgia General Assembly earlier this year. The Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire John F.
