Sept. 15, 2021 – On Aug. 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the FY 2022 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) final rule, which takes effect on Oct. 1, 2021. Included in the rule was a new Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange measure for promoting interoperability in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, to which eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) would need to attest
As described in the included commentary, CommonWell believes providers who are actively utilizing CommonWell services and connecting to the CommonWell network through an approved CommonWell Connected product would meet the attestation requirements of the Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange measure. However, the ultimate determination would need to be made via the CommonWell Service Adopter providing the CommonWell connection to the eligible hospital or CAH.