ASTP Finalizes HTI-4 Rule on Prior Authorization, Electronic Prescribing

ASTP finalizes HTI-4 rule on prior authorization, electronic prescribing

The regulation should enable workflow automation that could limit paperwork burdens on providers, regulators said.

ONC Finalizes HTI-4 Rule: Boosting E-Prescribing with FHIR by 2028

In a move poised to reshape how healthcare providers navigate the often cumbersome world of prescriptions and approvals, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) has finalized its HTI-4 rule. This regulation, formally titled “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorizati…

HHS Finalizes HTI-4 Rule: 3 Key Things to Know

What You Should Know:  – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new final rule, the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization (HTI-4).  – The rule implements policies to support the goal of processing prior authorizations in real time during patient care encounters and is a critical step in advancing interoperability for …

‘Not sufficient’: Hospitals lament 2026 Medicare inpatient payments

The CMS issues its final 2026 inpatient payment rule, leaving hospitals less than satisfied. They point to other cuts in aid putting more pressure on health systems.

CMS issues hospital IPPS final rule for FY 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 31 issued a final rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in fiscal year 2026, compared with FY 2025, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data.    This 2.6% payment update reflects a hospital market basket increase of 3.3% as well as a productivity cut of 0.7%. This update also reflects …