CHIME Policy Issues and Positions

CHIME's Advocacy Program seeks to advance and advocate the role of CIOs and senior healthcare IT executives by providing educational and technical policy leadership to Congress and the White House. CHIME serves as a voice of the healthcare IT executive within the U.S., informing and influencing the legislative and regulatory environments on the role of information technology in transforming the delivery of healthcare.

Please see CHIME’s latest comments on the most pressing issues in health IT today. For an overview of the pertinent regulatory landscape CHIME is monitoring, please see CHIME’s Regulatory Crosswalk (Updated August 2011).

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

CHIME Comments on OCR NPRM for HIPAA Changes (July 2011)

HIPAA Disclosures Summary by HPA on Behalf of CHIME (July 2011)

OCR’s Proposed Rule for Access Reports and Accounting of Disclosures (June 2011)

CHIME Comments on HIPAA NPRM HITECH Modifications (September 2010)

Accountable Care Organizations

CHIME comments on CMS NPRM for ACOs (May 2011)

ACO Rule Summary by HPA on behalf of CHIME (April 2011)

Accountable Care Organization Proposed Rules (April 2011)

FTC / DOJ Enforcement Policy (April 2011)

CMS, OIG Anti-Fraud Waiver (April 2011)

In Pursuit of Meaningful Use

CHIME Metadata ANPRM Comments (September 2011) Letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius re: Meaningful Use Certification (June 2011) Certification for Meaningful Use - Experiences and Observations from the Field (June 2011) CHIME ONC Strategic Plan Comments – Letter to Mostashari (April 2011) CHIME Responds to HITPC RFC Meaningful Use Stage 2 (February 2011) CHIME Responds to PCAST Report-Universal Exchange Language (January 2011) CHIME Responds to ONC Questions on PHRs (December 2010)

Past CHIME Comments

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