Programs Let Foundation Firms Work with Members to Shape Policy
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3.19.2019 Leslie Krigstein – VP, Congressional Affairs |
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Mari Savickis – VP, Federal Affairs |
The CHIME public policy team would like to hear from Foundation members as we prepare comments for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) about two recently released proposed rules. These rules will have significant implications for members and include a host of mandates on issues like admission, discharge and transfer under the Medicare Conditions of Participation, and guidelines around information blocking, to name a few.
We encourage anyone who is interested to join our work groups. We have four more work group calls scheduled this month. They are:
- March 21, 11 a.m. ET
- March 25, 12 p.m. ET
- March 27, 12 p.m. ET
- March 28, 11 a.m. ET
Email us to join the work group. The comment deadline is May 3, although given the complexity of the rules, CHIME and many other associations have asked that it be extended.
Participating in work groups is one of many ways you can interact with CHIME members and hear first-hand about their concerns, their proposed solutions and more. Foundation members also offer valuable insights that help us formulate responses and educate policy makers. For instance, thanks to input from our EHR representatives, we recommended CMS hit pause when they proposed an overly aggressive timeline requiring hospitals to comply with 2015 Edition of Certified EHR Technology.
Each Monday we send a policy newsletter, the Debrief, that provides a roundup of the past week’s health IT policy news, resources and opportunities to get involved. Email us if you aren’t already subscribed.
Foundation partners are welcome to join us for our monthly policy webinars, which are 2-2:30 p.m. EST on the third Wednesday of every month. Foundation firms can email us to be added to the distribution list.
For a deep dive into CHIME members’ top policy priorities, attend the CHIME Advocacy Summit on June 26-28 in Washington, D.C. You can network with the CHIME members who put policy into practice as well as leaders from federal agencies and government. Presenters will discuss patient privacy, value-based care, telehealth, cyber threats and how to manage them, interoperability and more. There is no limit on the number of representatives you can send. To learn more and to register, go here.
If you have anything policy–related you want to discuss, contact us. We take a 360-degree approach to advocacy and we want to hear from a wide variety of stakeholders before we take a position. We appreciate all that you do for CHIME, our members and the industry.