Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement NPRM, RIN 0945-AA00

Download a PDF of The Sequoia Project’s Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement NPRM, RIN 0945-AA00 Dear Acting Director Frohboese: The Sequoia Project is pleased to submit comments to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on the Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule […]

Response to Proposed Rule on Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements: Fraud and Abuse; Information Blocking; Office of Inspector General’s Civil Money Penalty Rules RIN 0936–AA09

Download The Sequoia Project’s complete response with appendix attached Dear Mr. Zajic: The Sequoia Project is pleased to submit these comments on the Proposed Rule on Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements: Fraud and Abuse; Information Blocking; Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Civil Money Penalty Rules. Our comments focus on the amendment by the 21st Century Cures […]

Joint industry letter to U.S. House and U.S. Senate regarding outdated rider language in the Fiscal Year 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bills that prohibits the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from spending any federal dollars to promulgate or adopt a national unique patient identifier (UPI)

Download the U.S. House Letter Download the U.S. Senate Letter On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to reject the inclusion of outdated rider language in the Fiscal Year 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bills that prohibits the US Department of Health and Human Services […]

The Sequoia Project Announces Public Webinar

Information Blocking and Interoperability Final Rules Are Here: Now What? Free public webinar to outline practical implications for key stakeholders (Vienna, VA – March 20, 2020) – The Sequoia Project, a non-profit dedicated to solving health IT interoperability for the public good, today announced it will hold a public webinar titled, “Information Blocking and Interoperability […]

Response to Proposed Rule Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (CMS-9115-P)

Download a PDF of The Sequoia Project ‘s Response to the Proposed Rule Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare Advantage Organization and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans in the Federally-facilitated Exchanges and […]