Los Angeles, CA – (December 21, 2017) Executives from health IT innovator MedInformatix were recently in Washington where they engaged with officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), both divisions within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. MedInformatix gathered information and shared input on important issues related to MACRA and the Quality Payment Program that are impacting MedInformatix clients and the larger electronic health records and practice management marketplace.
MedInformatix Director of Product Development Chris Bruns and industry colleagues from the Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) met with officials to advocate a wide range of industry issues, including how the shift to value-based payments stands to impact revenue cycle management at practices nationwide. They also discussed a need to develop an independent certification program for practice management vendors, an initiative supported by MedInformatix.
MedInformatix also took part in deliberations to improve interoperability and usability while participating in the 2017 ONC Annual Meeting. ONC is at the forefront of the federal government’s health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system, supporting the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of a nationwide health information exchange to improve health care.
“Anytime we can get in front of industry regulators and decision-makers it benefits our clients and the EHR industry as a whole,” said Bruns, who is the immediate past President of HATA. “We don’t always come away with everything we want, but we get our positions heard as the transformation of healthcare continues to take shape in this country.”
MedInformatix President and CEO Pat McGonigle agrees, “As a technology company we have an important role to play in shaping the future of healthcare and our involvement and presence in regulatory and other healthcare matters emanating from Washington is something we take seriously and are proud to be a part of.”
