CMS Advances MyHealthEData with New Pilot to Support Clinicians

Pilot program gives clinicians direct access to claims data, putting patients over paperwork and at the center of their care.

CMS initiates pilot program for physician participation - connect to patient encounter data: diagnosis, procedures, & medication lists.

CMS is expanding the Blue Button 2.0 program with the goal of “accelerating the transformation of the nation’s healthcare system to one that is based on value by increasing patient and provider access to the data needed through a new pilot program for clinicians called “Data at the Point of Care” (DPC).”

DPC, a part of the MyHealthEData initiative, “is designed to empower patients around a common aim - giving every American access to their medical information so they can make better medical decisions.”

“Blue Button 2.0 has provided better access to this data for patients but now CMS is going a step further and helping to connect clinicians to their patients’ information. Clinicians will be able to access the DPC pilot data directly within their workflow.” Clinicians participating in the DPC pilot program will be allowed to — request a Medicare beneficiary’s claims data from CMS which will provide a snapshot of the patient’s care including, data from other healthcare providers the beneficiary has seen for care, such as, “previous diagnoses, past procedures, and medication lists.”

Participate in communication at the Google Group—Data at the Point of Care Community. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/dpc-api

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CMS News Release—

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-advances-myhealthedata-new-pilot-support-clinicians