Office of Healthcare Experience and Interoperability (OHEI)
Office of Healthcare Experience and Interoperability (OHEI)
OHEI helps improve patients’ lives by optimizing the delivery of healthcare. We work to reduce healthcare administrative burden and advance interoperability and national standards. We engage with patients and organizations from across the healthcare community to understand their experiences, inform solutions, and infuse a customer-focused mindset throughout CMS.
Customer Engagement & Transparency
We foster public engagement through a range of outreach channels and leverage human-centered design principles to seek insights and ensure those perspectives are reflected in CMS policy and operations.
Health Informatics & Interoperability
We aim to make healthcare data flow more freely and securely among payers, providers, and patients by laying the foundation to foster a more connected healthcare system.
Administrative Simplification
We work to reduce paperwork and administrative burden by adopting and enforcing uniform standards for electronic healthcare transactions.
Open Payments
We provide transparency into financial relationships healthcare providers have with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and distributors, bringing to light potential conflicts of interest that may arise from such relationships and empowering patients with additional information in choosing the right course of care.
Latest OHEI News & Updates
CMS and ASTP/ONC Webinar on the Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information (RFI)
Thank you to everyone who attended the CMS and ASTP/ONC webinar on the Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information (RFI) on advancing interoperability, patient access, data exchange and the digital health product ecosystem. We invite everyone to submit comments through the formal Request for Information process. To be assured consideration, please submit comments by June 16, 2025.
Save the Date: HL7® FHIR® Connectathon
CMS is excited to announce the 6th annual Health Level Seven International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Connectathon, taking place July 15–17, 2025. This collaborative experience will bring together health care stakeholders for three days of learning, testing, and innovation. Additional details, including registration, track list, and full agenda will be available soon. To learn more about the event and ways to participate, please contact: CMSInteroperability@cms.hhs.gov.
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