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TEMPO and ACCESS are two new models that signal a large change in how the federal government intends to govern cost, quality and accountability in Medicare. Bill Charnetski, government affairs pro at PointClickCare, offers a deep dive.

PointClickCare's Steve Holt discusses how hospitals can use Rural Health Transformation Program funds to adopt the necessary tools to coordinate care across settings, reduce readmissions and improve patient outcomes.

By 2027, health systems must meet CMS regulations for issues including prior authorization and data access. eHealth Exchange's FHIR consultant Scott Rossignol says that complications including EHR readiness are delaying progress.

Lawrence Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force, says the task force educates chapter advocates on upcoming state and federal healthcare legislation and how it may impact vendors, patients and the industry.

Federal lobbyist Brett Meeks of Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates says that advancing healthcare IT issues such as interoperability and data privacy is a daily mission and a personal passion.

Gayle Harrell, Florida state senator, says her background in managing a medical practice gave her insight she then used to help shape HITECH and e-prescribing legislation.

AI tools are commonly deployed to improve clinician experience, but Robert Havasy, HIMSS senior director of informatics strategy, says he's interested in how health systems are leveraging AI to assist patients along the care journey.

Jonathan French, HIMSS' senior director of public policy, urges HIMSS members interested in public policy advocacy to join committees or workgroups related to their topic of interest.

Tom Leary, HIMSS senior vice president and head of government relations, says leaders from CMS, the VA and the Office of Civil Rights will discuss new frameworks, strategies and rule changes that will impact healthcare stakeholders.

Brian Mazanec, deputy assistant secretary at HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and Jeff Butler, owner and consultant at HPH Preparedness Consultants, discuss RISC Toolkit 2.0, which helps with cyber resilience and much more.

Having experienced the healthcare system both as a legislator and a cancer patient, Policy Influencer Changemaker Dianne Primavera, Colorado's lieutenant governor, works to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.

Dr. Jonathan Nebeker, CMIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, says the VA seeks to engage with health systems, vendors and others to develop interoperability solutions that can connect veterans to community-based benefits.