ONC chief Rucker says use of APIs is ‘exploding
Dr. Donald Rucker, National coordinator for health information technology, HHS
Modern Healthcare technology reporter Jessica Kim Cohen caught up with the Trump administration s top health information technology official
Dr. Donald Rucker, who leads HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, to talk about the industry s momentum on interoperability, addressing long-standing problems with patient matching, and what could be next for the agency. The following is an edited transcript.
Modern Healthcare: 2020 kicked off with healthcare executives wondering when the final interoperability rules would come out which ultimately happened in March, right as COVID-19 really hit the U.S. Fast-forward to the end of the year and they ve been delayed into 2021. Are you concerned that the industry is losing momentum on interoperability?
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This is the second in a series of client alerts on the collaborative effort between the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which each published final updates to regulations interpreting the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the federal physician self-referral law (Stark) on Dec. 2, 2020 (the Updated Rules).[1] Among the changes in these Updated Rules were two important updates related to healthcare technology. First, the OIG and CMS, respectively, established a new AKS safe harbor and a new Stark exception permitting the donation of cybersecurity technology. Second, the OIG and CMS made changes to the existing AKS safe harbor and Stark exception permitting the donation of electronic health records (EHR) items and services. Both of these changes, discussed in more detail below, will go into effect on Jan. 19, 2021.
Dec 15, 2020
Olney Central College’s eligibility to allow students to complete testing for certification as medical office assistants and coding and insurance specialists has been renewed through 2025 by the National Center for Competency Testing.
The NCCT is an independent credentialing organization that has tested healthcare professionals across the nation since 1989. OCC has been recognized as an authorized NCCT school for more than a decade.
The designation enables OCC’s Medical Office Assistant students to take the National Certified Medical Office Assistant and National Certified Insurance and Coding Specialist tests.
“The certifications verify our students have the skills needed for the field,” said Associate Professor Amie Mayhall. “The certifications give employers confidence in hiring them. It ensures employers these students have the skills they need. Having the certifications also differentiates and distinguishes these students from other candidates in the i
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