AHA Against Proposed Data Sharing CoPs, CMS Signals More Coming

As the American Hospital Association pushes back against a CMS proposal that hospitals be required to send electronic notifications to community providers when a patient is admitted, discharged or transferred, the agency signals that more Medicare data sharing requirements may be on the way. CMS Administrator Seema Verma on Tuesday (Feb. 12) said the agency is still reviewing feedback on whether providers should be required to share data with patients in a universal electronic format as a condition of Medicare...