CMS announces proposed rule to improve electronic data exchange and streamline prior authorization | Bricker & Eckler LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule designed to improve electronic health care data exchange and streamline the prior authorization process. The CMS fact sheet accompanying the proposed rule stated that its goal is “reducing overall payer and provider burden and improving patient access to health information.” The proposed rule includes five sets of proposals and five requests for information. The proposals include the following: Patient Access Application Programming...