Welcome to the Regulatory Hub

After cruising for the first half of the year, new regulations are shifting things into high gear with a final rule that makes electronic health record (EHR) vendors responsible for integrating real-time prescription benefit (RTPB) checks and electronic prior authorization (ePA) directly into physician workflows.

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Topic: Prior Authorization

Healthcare regulations are shifting, but the deadlines are still the deadlines. According to Nick Barger, PharmD, VP of Product at DrFirst, uncertainty around the HHS and CMS doesn’t mean compliance can fall by the wayside.  

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Topic: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Is your organization equipped to meet the fast-approaching regulatory deadlines? Get up to speed on HTI-1, CMS-0057-F, and HTI-2 requirements so you can determine the fastest route to the compliance finish line before the deadlines.

Topics: The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Prior authorization (PA) is the poster child for administrative tasks that spawn inefficiencies in our healthcare system, impacting providers and patients alike.

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Topics: Prior Authorization

As an EHR or HIT vendor, navigating the regulatory landscape can feel like you’re traversing unfamiliar roads with signposts for compliance around every turn. Our Regulatory Roadmap is here to help.   

Topics: E-Prescribing

Join us for a webinar that will focus on the key policy updates introduced by HTI-2, including the required upgrades to NCPDP SCRIPT version 2023011 and the mandatory support for Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA), Structured and Codified Sig, and Real-Time Prescription Benefit (RTPB).   

Topics: HTI-2 Compliance | ONC | ASTP

In this webinar, DrFirst specialty medication access experts Drew Hunsinger and Tyler Wince explore critical issues shaping the specialty medication market, delve into the complexities of healthcare access, and discuss proactive solutions that transcend regulatory requirements.

Topics: Specialty Medication | Prior Authorization

Rules from CMS and ASTP/ONC raise the bar for e-prescribing and interoperability, yielding challenges and opportunities for EHR and HIT vendors.

Topics: E-Prescribing

The new final rule issued by CMS on June 13, 2024, goes beyond a basic upgrade of SCRIPT standards and improves care connections between doctors, pharmacies, and patients.

Topic: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Before the ONC newly proposed HTI-2 rule, announced on July 10, becomes a primary focus for health IT developers, let’s explore what EHRs need to understand and implement to comply with CMS’ final rule for e-prescribing.

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Topic: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Learn about new rules on the horizon from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the impact they will have on your organization and development roadmap.

Topic: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Colin Banas and Nick Barger will help you get moving on improvements in information sharing, new guardrails for AI-enabled tools, patient data access, and a new certification process.

Topics: The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

On Healthcare IT Today, Cam Deemer and Pooja Babbrah delved into pharmacy data accessibility with John Lynn.

Topic: The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)

John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today discusses e-prescribing's evolution and pharmacy interoperability challenges with DrFirst CEO Cam Deemer and Point of Care Partners' Pooja Babbrah.

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Topic: The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)

Grace Cordovano, PhD, and DrFirst's CMO Colin Banas discuss how new data sharing rules improve transparency for clinicians and patients, especially during prior authorization.

Topics: Medication Management | Prior Authorization