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Chapter Advocacy Roundtable (CAR) Monthly Call

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Pam Varhol CAR Chair New England Chapter

Ma rc h 20, 2020

Agenda

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• U.S. Federal & State Actions: COVID
• 19
• CAR

Round Robin

• Federal Updates: CMS & ONC Final Rules
• Announcements

U.S. Federal & State Actions: COVID

• 19

Cha p te r Ad v o c a c y Ro und ta b le Mo nthly Ca ll

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Quick poll!

• Ar

e you wor king dir e c tly with your sta te to pr

• vide he a lth IT

solutions to the

• utbr

e a k?

• Wha t a r

e the pr ima r y a r e a s of the COVID-19 r e sponse r e quir ing sta te he a lth IT suppor t?

• Wha t sta te -foc use d public polic y infor

ma tion would you like to se e on the HIMSS COVID-19 Re sour c e Pa g e ?

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5 Source: World Health Organization

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U.S. Cases of COVID-19: 14,631 Total deaths: 210

Source: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html As of 3/20/20

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• 569 c onfir

me d c a se s

• 8 de a ths

Sour c e : Wor ld He a lth Or g a niza tion (a s of Ma r c h 19, 2020)

Canada COVID

• 19 Cases

U.S. Federal Actions: Telehealth in the Spotlight

• CMS relea sed g uida nc e on Medic a re telehea lth efforts to c omba t sprea d of COVID-19:
• Ge o g raphi

c re stri c ti

• ns are wai

ve d fo r all urban and rural are as and the pati e nts ho m e was i nc lude d as an e li g i ble o ri g i nati ng si te

• CMS wi

ll no t e nfo rc e any re qui re m e nt fo r an e stabli she d re lati

• nshi

p, whi c h i s c ri ti c ally i m po rtant, de spi te the statuto ry re qui re m e nt that a pati e nt m ust have a re lati

• nshi

p wi th the i r pro vi de r wi thi n the last thre e ye ars

• T

he se ne w wai ve rs o n te le he alth se rvi c e s wi ll no t be li m i te d to pati e nts wi th COVI D-19, and i nste ad wi ll bro ade n thi s fle xi bi li ty wi tho ut re g ard to the di ag no si s o f the Me di c are be ne fi c i ary

• More work still a hea d
• Me di

c are m ust e nsure pro vi de rs are able to use re m o te physi

• lo g i

c al m o ni to ri ng to tre at pati e nts and fre e up valuable re so urc e s fo r ho spi tals to tre at m o st at-ri sk pati e nts

• He althc are pro vi

de rs wo rki ng i n F QHCs and RHCs are sti ll no t e li g i ble to pro vi de te le he alth se rvi c e s. T he y c an o nly se rve as di stant si te s, no t o ri g i nati ng . T hi s sho uld be update d to i nc lude the i r e li g i bi li ty.

L ea rn more: https:/ / www.himss.or g / news/ telehea lth-c ovid-19-spotlig ht

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F

• llow COVID-19

up da te s a t https://www.hi mss.org/ ne ws/c o ronavirus

HHS Announces Funding for Initial Resources to a limited Number of State and Local Jurisdictions in Response to COVID

• 19
• Using funds pr
• vide d to CDC thr
• ugh the HHS Se c r

e tar y's T r ansfe r , CDC will:

• Awa rd a n initial $25 million c o o p e rative a gre e me nt to the sta te s a nd lo c al jurisdic tio ns who

ha ve b o rne the la rge st b urd e n o f re sp o nse a nd p re p a red ness a c tivitie s to d a te . T his is a n initial a ward fo r tho se jurisd ic tio ns who re q uire immedia te a ssistanc e fo r a c tivitie s suc h a s mo nitoring o f tra vele rs, d a ta ma na ge me nt, la b e q uipme nt, infe c tio n c o ntrol, a nd surge sta ffing. Onc e sup p le me ntal fund ing is p ro vid ed , sup p o rt will b e p ro vid ed to a ll sta te s a nd lo c a l jurisdic tio ns fo r a variety o f c ritic al p ub lic he a lth a c tivitie s.

• Awar

d an initial $10 million c ooper ative agr e eme nt to state and loc al jur isdic tions to be gin imple me ntation of c or

• navir

us sur ve illanc e ac r

• ss the U.S., building on e xisting influe nza

ac tivities and othe r sur ve illance syste ms.

T his initial a ward is fo r a limite d numb e r o f jurisdic tions. Onc e sup p le mental fund ing is p ro vide d, a d d itio nal sup p o rt will b e p ro vid e d to a ll sta te s a nd lo c a l jurisdic tio ns to e nha nc ing te sting a nd surveilla nc e.

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HIMSS Supports Global Health IT Preparedness & Response Efforts for the COVID-19 Outbreak

• HIMSS c o ntinue s to mo nito r c urre nt CDC re c o mme nda tio ns fin re spo nse to CO VID-19 a nd c linic a l b e st pra c tic e s

a nd ide ntifying mo de l pra c tic e s fo r tre a tme nt

• Re c e ntly, HIMSS e ng a g e d the O NC a nd E

HRA to de te rmine ho w to impro v e o utb re a k ma na g e me nt func tio ning (like e le c tro nic c o nta c t tra c ing ) within c o mme rc ia l a nd CDC G O T S (NE DSS Ba se Syste m) surv e illa nc e syste ms

• HIMSS China T

e a m is mo nito ring the re sp o nse o f this issue o n the g ro und a nd d o c ume nting le sso ns le a rne d a ro und v ita l stra te g ie s

• T

he te a m is le v e ra g ing b ig da ta fo r sc re e ning lo w-risk g ro ups with a po ssib le c o nta c t histo ry a nd is a lso c o nside ring ho w inte rne t b a se d a pps a nd pla tfo rms c a n b e e mplo ye d to de liv e r c o st-e ffe c tiv e o nline sc re e ning a nd c o nsulta tio n to a la rg e r lo w-risk po pula tio n

• Wo rking to c o mb ine o the r so urc e s o f da ta , c o uld he lp tra c k do wn a nd ma na g e the hig h-risk po pula tio n with

pre c isio n

• T

he te a m re le a se d a re c e nt a rtic le a b o ut c urre nt e ffo rts using b ig da ta a nd sc re e ning to o ls tha t c a n b e fo und a t https:/ / mp.we ixin.q q .c o m/ s/ N36WQ DJf3Mq hjCWuuHK v 8Q

• HIMSS wa s suc c e ssful in he lping to se c ure $50 millio n fo r the first ye a r o f a multi-ye a r e ffo rt to suppo rt the

mo de rniza tio n o f pub lic he a lth da ta surv e illa nc e a nd a na lytic s a t CDC a nd sta te a nd lo c a l le v e l.

• E

xplo re with HIMSS PPC o n the b e st use o f the se funds to a ddre ss imme dia te thre a ts inc luding CO VID-19 a nd tha t suppo rt fo unda tio na l infra struc ture tha t he lps a ll c o nditio ns/ ha za rds? .

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HIMSS’ Supports State Local Preparedness Through Congressional Action

11 COVI D- 19 Data Challe nge Public He alth Data Mode rnization Solution Core Public He alth Data Syste m for I nve stme nt Data on COVI D- 19 c ase s is c olle c te d and transmitte d by pe n and pape r, spre adshe e ts, phone c alls, and e mails; data is ofte n re - ke ye d to re port c ritic al de tails from state s to the CDC; manual e fforts are so time c onsuming data may not be re porte d for days de spite it be ing store d in an e le c tronic syste m

Auto ma te d e le c tr

• nic d a ta syste ms tha t a r

e inte r

• p e r

a b le a nd e xc ha nge b e tw e e n sta te he a lth d e p a r tme nts a nd CDC in r e a l-time Na tio na l No tifia b le Dise a se Sur v e illa nc e Syste m

Basic c linic al data of COVI D- 19 patie nts (symptoms, pre gnanc y status, hospitalization, I CU status) store d in e le c tronic he alth re c ords c annot be se amle ssly transmitte d to public he alth de partme nts

Re a l-time , se c ur e , a nd a uto ma te d r e p o r ting fr

• m e le c tr
• nic

he a lth r e c o r d s to p ub lic he a lth d e p a r tme nts; institute a na tio na l sc a le -up Ele c tr

• nic c a se r

e p o r ting

Patie nts pre se nting with re spiratory illne ss in e me rge nc y de partme nts are not flagge d to public he alth as pote ntial c ase s, c luste rs or outbre aks as 30% of e me rge nc y de partme nts don’t submit any data; urge nt c are data is almost e ntire ly abse nt

Pr e d ic tiv e a na lytic s a nd a r tific ia l inte llige nc e p r

• v id e ho ur

ly d e te c tio n a nd c o ntinuo us mo nito r ing fo r p o te ntia l o utb r e a ks Synd r

• mic sur

v e illa nc e

Public He alth Infr astr uc tur e inve stment c ampaig n –T he Data C ampaig n L e tter to the Ho use and Se nate A ppr

• pr

iator s c alling fo r an inc r e ase o f $950 millio n in appr

• pr

iatio ns fo r PH Infr astr uc tur e as par t o f the late st C O VI D-19 Supple mental A ppr

• pr

iatio ns.

HIMSS’ Supports State Local Preparedness Through Congressional Action Cont’d

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De aths c ause d by CO VID- 19 ar e not linke d to c linic al data or m e dic al e xam ine r / c or

• ne r

data syste m s, or c ase r e por ting syste m s Inte r

• pe r

able and r e al- tim e r e por ting of de ath data fr

• m m ultiple sour

c e s E le c tr

• nic vital r

e c or ds syste m s CO VID- 19 labor ator y te sts ar e or de r e d by phone and via pape r r e que sts; spe c im e ns ar e ofte n se nt to m ultiple r e fe r e nc e labs and slow data de lays te st r e sults, whic h m ust be shar e d by phone or

• n spr

e adshe e ts CO VID- 19 te st r e sults sit in c linic al L abor ator y Infor m ation Manage m e nt Syste m s, stagnating and ar e ne ve r se nt to state / loc al public he alth de par tm e nts to initiate c ase inve stigations and c ontac t tr ac ing

We b p o rta ls fo r a ll he a lth c a re p ro vide rs to e nte r a nd tra c k COVI D-19 sp e c ime n sub missio n to p ub lic he a lth la bo ra to rie s Auto ma te d re p o rting o f re sults to p ub lic he a lth e p id e mio l

• gists o r d ise a se d e te c tive s

a s so o n a s the y a re a va ila ble L a b o ra to ry info rma tio n ma na ge me nt syste ms (L I MS) a nd Ele c tro nic la b o ra to ry re p o rting (EL R) o f te st re sults fro m c linic a l c a re to p ub li c he a lth a nd fro m CDC to sta te / lo c a l p ub lic he a lth

HIMSS Innovative Technologies & Policies Checklist for Health IT Solutions for All Hazards Response

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nc our age r

• utine public he alth data submission and que r

y (w he re ve r p o ssi

b le to re q ui re b y la w o r p o li c y) to e na b le a he a lth IT i nfra struc ture to b e b ui lt a nd ma i nta i ne d , so re so urc e s a re re a d i ly a va i la ble i n a n e me rge nc y. Inve stme nts sho uld c o nti nue i n ke y i ni ti a ti ve s, suc h a s e le c tro ni c c a se re p o rti ng, w hi c h w i ll e na b le c ro ss-juri sd i c ti

• n sha ri

ng o f no ti fi a b le c o nd i ti

• n re p o rts.
• Cr

e ate c r

• ss se c tor

he alth data platfor ms or

• pe n he alth data por

tals to c olle c t data ac r

• ss the five

domains base d on Me dic aid c laims, e nvir

• nme ntal, public he alth sur

ve illanc e data, e missions data, e tc . T

hi s a p p ro a c h c a n b e use ful i n c re a ti ng ta rge te d i nte rve nti

• ns, e me rge nc y re sp o nse p la ns re la ti

ng to the o p i

• i

d c ri se s, c o mmuni c a b le d i se a se s a nd o the r no n-he a lth d a ta suc h a s tra nsp o rta ti

• n to

sup p o rt he a lth i mp a c t a sse ssme nts tha t p o li c yma ke rs c a n le ve ra ge to ma ke i nfo rme d d e c i si

• ns d uri

ng a ll ha za rd s.

• E

nc our age the use of patie nt por tals as a me ans to addr e ss patie nt-le ve l issue s in a he alth e me r ge nc y

i f i nd i vi d ua ls a re e va c ua te d to a no the r c o mmuni ty o r i n a she lte r. T hi s w i ll sup p o rt HHS a ge nc i e s a nd p ro vi d e rs w i th kno w le d ge , me d i c a ti

• ns, d i

a gno se s a nd o the r p a ti e nt ne e d s i f the y a re c o mp le te a fte r mo vi ng p a ti e nt d a ta thro ugh p o ssi b ly multi p le e xc ha nge s.

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HIMSS Innovative Technologies & Policies Checklist for Health IT Solutions for All Hazards Response Cont’d

• Re thi

nk so c i al m e di a strate g i e s at the state le ve l and the use of mobile hea lth tec hnolog y to

c onnec t with vulnera ble popula tions in c rises. I

n the e ve nt o f c ri si s, publi c he alth ag e nc i e s sho uld m ake so c i al m e di a data avai lable to he althc are ag e nc i e s, c o m m uni ty partne rs and the publi c so the y c an le ve rag e platfo rm s fo r c o nne c ti vi ty (and to e valuate re spo nse s).

• Build a model Sta te Hea lth IT

Pla n tha t foc uses on prepa ra tion for c oordina ted surveilla nc e, detec tion, a nd response during hea lth emerg enc ies (a standalo ne plan o r a part o f a bro ade r

state he alth I T plan o r e m e rg e nc y re spo nse plan) and po li c ym aki ng re le vant to he alth c ri se s.

L ea rn more here: https:/ / www.himss.org / sites/ hde/ files/ d7/ u397813/ himss- innova tive- te c hnolog y- polic y- c hec klist.pdf

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U.S. State Actions (as of March 17): Telehealth

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• L

ic e nsing wa ive r s for te le he a lth r e la ting to COVID-19 (Ar izona , Ca lifor nia , F lor ida , L

• uisia na , Ma r

yla nd, Mississippi, Nor th Ca r

• lina , T

e nne sse e , a nd Wa shing ton)

• Cha ng e s in Me dic a id c ove r

a g e (Ca lifor nia , Conne c tic ut, Distr ic t of Columbia , L

• uisia na , Ma r

yla nd, Ma ssa c huse tts, Mic hig a n, Missour i, Ne w Yor k, a nd We st Vir g inia )

• Cha ng e s in Comme r

c ia l/ Pr iva te Insur a nc e Cove r a g e (Ar izona , Color a do, Ma r yla nd, Ma ssa c huse tts, Mic hig a n, Minne sota , Ne w Yor k, Pe nnsylva nia , a nd T e xa s)

• Guida nc e for

e xisting c ove r a g e (Ca lifor nia , Distr ic t of Columbia , Ne w Yor k)

T he Ce nte r fo r Co nne c te d He a lth Po lic y ha s a he lpful re so urc e fo r a dditio na l info rma tio n o n te le he a lth a t the sta te a nd fe de ra l le ve ls.

F

• llow COVID-19

up da te s a t https://www.hi mss.org/ ne ws/c o ronavirus

U.S. State Actions (as of March 17): Other health IT actions

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• Arizona : (Propose d) Allows the G overnor to issue a n enha nc ed surveilla nc e a dvisory, whic h

requires reporting c a ses, tra c king pa tients, a nd informa tion sha ring with releva nt pa rties.

• Ca lifornia : Sta te entities a re a uthorized to sha re releva nt medic a l c onditions, a s nec essa ry to

mitig a te the CO VID- 19 outbrea k with g overnmenta l a nd nong overnmenta l pa rtners for the limited purposes of monitoring , investig a tion a nd c ontrol, a nd trea tment a nd c oordina tion of c a re.

• India na (Propose d) Appropria tes $5 million for the prevention, surveilla nc e, trea tment a nd

c onta inment of the CO VID- 19

• Mic hig a n (Propose d): A hea lth professiona l must report c orona virus c a ses to the Mic hig a n

Depa rtment of Hea lth a nd Huma n Servic es within 24 hours.

• North Ca rolina : E

xec utive order to implement surveilla nc e a nd c ontrol mea sures for individua ls who ha ve been dia g nosed with or a re risk of c ontra c ting CO VID- 19

• F
• llow COVID-19

up da te s a t https://www.hi mss.org/ ne ws/c o ronavirus

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Fo llo w HIMSS’ s COVID-19 upd ate s at https:/ / www.himss.o rg / ne ws/ c o ro navirus Ke y re so urc e s to trac k c o ro navirus: https:/ / www.he althc are itne ws.c o m/ ne ws/ ke y- re so urc e s-ke e p-trac k-c o ro navirus-pand e mic

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• Are you working direc tly with your sta te to

provide hea lth IT solutions to the outbrea k?

• Wha t a re the prima ry a rea s of the COVID-19

response requiring sta te hea lth IT support?

• Wha t sta te-foc used public polic y informa tion

would you like to see on the HIMSS COVID-19 Resourc e Pa g e? Consider:

• L

eg isla tive a nd polic y c ha ng es

• Outbrea k Ma na g ement resourc es: E

lec tronic c a se reporting a nd telehea lth

• E

ng a g ement with Hea lth Informa tion E xc ha ng es

CAR Round Robin – Spotlight on COVID-19

U.S. Federal Update: Final ONC & CMS Rules

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Major Topics in the CMS Regulation

• Change s to Condition of Par

tic ipation

• A dmissio n, Disc har

g e , and T r ansfe r Eve nt No tific atio ns

• Re quir

e me nt star ts 6 mo nths after public atio n o f r ule

• Patie nt Ac c e ss API
• Standar

ds base d A PI must use FHIR Re le ase 4.0.1

• Pr
• vide r

Dir e c tor y API

• Star

ting 1/ 1/ 2021

• Paye r

to Paye r Data E xc hange

• C o o r

dinate c ar e be twe e n payer s by e xc hanging , at a minimum, the data e le me nts spe c ifie d in the c ur r e nt c o nte nt and vo c abular y standar d finalize d by HHS in the O NC 21st C e ntur y C ur e s A c t final r ule

• No t r

e quir e d to be par t o f a T r uste d Exc hang e Ne two r k

• Inc r

e ase the fr e que nc y of Fe de r al-State Data E xc hange s

• A ll state s par

tic ipate in daily e xc hang e o f buy-in data, whic h inc lude s bo th se nding data to C MS and r e c e iving r e spo nse s fr

• m C MS daily
• Public Re por

ting and Infor mation Bloc king

• Public ally r

e po r t tho se pr

• vide r

s that atte ste d “no ” to info r mation blo c king pr

• visio ns in MIPS
• Public ally r

e po r t name s and NPIs o f tho se pr

• vide r

s who do no t have dig ital c o ntac t info r matio n inc lude d in the Natio nal Plan and Pr

• vide r

Enume r atio n System (NPPE S) system be g inning in the se c o nd half o f 2020 as pr

• po se d

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Major Topics in the ONC Regulation

• Certific a tion Prog ra m-Rela ted Cha ng es
• ONC sunse ts the 2014 E

di ti

• n and fi

nali ze s se ve ral c hang e s to the 2015 E di ti

• n Cure s U

pdate , i ntro duc i ng so m e ne w c e rti fi c ati

• n c ri

te ri a, re vi si ng e xi sti ng c e rti fi c ati

• n c ri

te ri a, and re m o vi ng c e rti fi c ati

• n c ri

te ri a

• United Sta tes Core Da ta for Interopera bility (USCDI v1) is a dopted a s a Sta nda rd in the

ONC Cures Ac t Fina l Reg ula tion

• E

sta blishes spec ific API Conditions of Certific a tion

• F
• c us o n the prac ti

c e s de ve lo pe rs o f c e rti fi e d he alth I T sho uld e ng ag e i n, suc h as m i ni m i zi ng the “ spe c i al e ffo rt” ne c e ssary to ac c e ss, e xc hang e , and use E HI vi a c e rti fi e d API te c hno lo g y

• Definitions
• HI

N/ HI E De fi ni ti

• n i

s m e rg e d

• Data c lasse s i

n U SCDI v1 wi ll de fi ne E HI duri ng the i ni ti al 24-m o nth pe ri

• d afte r i

m ple m e ntati

• n
• E

ig ht E xc eptions Defined for When a n Ac tor Would Not be Considered a n Informa tion Bloc ker

• Ne w e xc e pti
• n i

s the Co nte nt and Manne r E xc e ptio n

• Pro v ide s c la rity a nd fle xib ility to a c to rs o n the re q uire d c o nte nt (i.e ., the sc o pe o f E

HI) o f a n a c to r’ s re spo nse to a re q ue st to a c c e ss, e xc ha ng e , o r use E HI, a s we ll a s the ma nne r in whic h the a c to r ma y fulfill the re q ue st

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What You Need to Know…….

• F

ina l ONC Inte rope ra bility R e g ula tion: Wha t You Ne e d to Know

• T

he ONC Inte ro pe rability and Info rmatio n Blo c king Final Re g ulatio n imple me nts ke y pro visio ns o f the 21st Ce ntury Cure s Ac t fo c use d o n ad vanc ing inte ro pe rability; suppo rting the ac c e ss, e xc hang e , and use o f e le c tro nic he alth info rmatio n (E HI); and , ad d re ssing o c c urre nc e s o f info rmatio n blo c king

• F

ina l CMS Inte rope ra bility R e g ula tion: Wha t You Ne e d to Know

• T

he CMSInte ro pe rability and Patie nt Ac c e ss Final Re g ulatio n is fo c use d o n libe rating patie nt c laims d ata so patie nts c an be mo re info rme d d e c isio n make rs le ad ing to be tte r-info rme d tre atme nt

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Available Resources

• CMS
• Pr

e ss Re le ase : https:/ /www.c ms.g ov/newsr

• o m/ pr

ess-r ele ases/ hhs-finalize s-histor ic -r ule s-pr

• vide -patie nts-

mo r e -c o ntr

• l-their
• he alth-data
• Fac t She e t: https:/ / www.c ms.g ov/ ne wsr
• om/ fac t-shee ts/ inter
• per

ability-and-patie nt-ac c e ss-fac t-sheet

• C MS We bsite and G uidanc e : https:/ / www.c ms.g ov/ Re gulatio ns-and-

G uidanc e / G uidanc e/ I nte r

• pe r

ability/ inde x

• Rule T

e xt: https:// www.c ms.g ov/file s/do c ume nt/ c ms-9115-f.pdf

• ONC:
• Pr

e ss Re le ase : https:/ /www.hhs.g ov/ about/ ne ws/2020/ 03/ 09/ hhs-finalize s-histo r ic -r ule s-to-pr

• vide -patients-

mo r e -c o ntr

• l-o f-their
• he alth-data.html
• O ve r

vie w Fac tshe et: https:// www.he althit.g ov/c er us/site s/c e r us/ file s/2020-03/ Cur esUpdate Over vie w.pdf

• T

ime line (info g r aph): https:/ / www.he althit.g ov/ c e r us/ sites/ c er us/ file s/ 2020- 03/ Hig hlig hte dReg ulato r yDate s.pdf

• Pr
• po se d to Final Rule C o mpar

iso n: https:/ / www.he althit.g ov/ c er us/ sites/ c er us/ file s/ 2020- 03/ NPRMvsFinalRule.pdf

• O NC Fac t She e ts (inc luding 2015 Editio n C e r

tific atio n O ver vie w; A PI C e r t C r ite r ia; Info r matio n Blo c king Exc e ptio ns and A c tor s; USC DI ; Re g ulator y Date s): https:/ /www.he althit.g ov/c ur e sr ule/ r e sour c e s/ fac t-sheets

• Upc o ming We binar

s: https:/ /www.he althit.g ov/c ur e sr ule/ r e sour c e s/ we binar s

• O NC We bsite : https:/ / www.he althit.g ov/ c ur

e sr ule /

• Rule T

e xt: https:// www.he althit.g ov/c er us/site s/c e r us/ file s/2020-03/ ONC_Cur es_Ac t_F inal_Rule _03092020.pdf

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Virtual Advocacy & Learning

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