CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Rule Mandate MHC can create digital contacts for providers to fulfill the new CMS mandate to improve interoperability. All providers need digital contact information to meet the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Rule, mandating a centralized directory of provider electronic addresses for data exchange to be published by the […]
The ONC Information Blocking Rule Went Into Effect on April 5, 2021. Are you prepared? MHC has resources available to assist health care providers with their compliance implementation planning and activities to meet the regulator requirements under the Information Blocking Rule (collectively, 42 U.S.C. § 300jj-52 and 45 C.F.R. Part 171). Hopefully, you all feel prepared […]
Velatura HIE Corporation and Velatura Services Announces Executive Leadership Appointments Newly appointed leaders will help move national HIE leader forward GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. —Velatura HIE Corporation and Velatura Services, operating subsidiaries of Velatura Public Benefit Company (VPBC), today announced the selection of executive leadership. Angie Bass, former President and CEO of Midwest Health Connection (MHC) […]
Midwest Health Connection Joins Forces With MIHIN’s Velatura HIE Subsidiary MHC said it would transition its operations into the Velatura HIE Corp., which will enable it to expand its service offerings. A subsidiary of the Michigan Health Information Network has formed the Velatura HIE Corp., a nonprofit organization that will offer affiliation and integration opportunities […]
Midwest Health Connection Announces Affiliation with Velatura HIE Corporation, Creating one of the Largest HIE Service Organizations in the U.S. The consolidated HIE service connects more than 1,300 healthcare organizations and expands services for members of the MHC network. Columbia, MO, Wednesday Jan. 6, 2021 – The Midwest Health Connection (MHC) announced its affiliation with […]
MHC Able to Onboard any Medicaid Provider for Free Under MO Health Net’s Division’s HIE Onboarding Expansion ANNOUNCEMENT: The MO Health Net Division announced it has expanded the HIE Onboarding Program to include ALL Medicaid Providers The MO Health Net Division announced October 28, 2020, that it is expanding the Health Information Exchange (HIE) Onboarding […]
MHC Issue Brief: SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2 Revised Rule The 42 CFR Part 2 regulations (Part 2) protect patient records created by federally assisted programs for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD). Under the revised rule, Part 2 has been modified to facilitate better coordination of care in response to the opioid epidemic […]
KC Health Collaborative is seeking an Executive Director! The KC Health Collaborative is a new, growing non-profit organization collaboratively created by more than two dozen multi-stakeholder Founding Partners who believe that by working together they can catalyze meaningful improvements in health and healthcare delivery that position Kansas City as a national leader in health, well […]
CMS Unveils Major Organizational Change to Reduce Provider and Clinician Burden and Improve Patient Outcomes June 23, 2020 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the creation of the Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics to unify the agency’s efforts to reduce regulatory and administrative burden and to further the […]
Midwest Health Connection (MHC) has submitted a formal comment on the proposed rule that would amend the civil money penalty (CMP or penalty) rules. The rules would incorporate new authorities for CMPs, assessments, and exclusions related to HHS grants, contracts, other agreements; incorporate new CMP authorities for information blocking; and increase the maximum penalties for […]