Thomas Novak

Updating my pinned interoperability greatest hits: • Co-parent w/@AMugge & @lisabari (& @pjonwhite deadbeat dad): cms.gov/Regulations-an… • Letter helping state Medicaid with CMS Interoperability regulation: medicaid.gov/federal-policy… • Oldie but goodie: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…

@ninthhostage Oooh I’m interested

My chest swells with civic pride

@LauraDeming Maybe “The Perfectionists”? It has several a-ha type moments. a.co/d/ckknEnm

Any recs for books that portray the experience of understanding ideas in mathematics/science (or equivalently art)? particularly the psychology of the most enjoyable states (eureka moments / floating in other worlds). they are the most peak experiences I've ever had, frustrated I can't find more on what leads to them.

“And we shall make a national health insurance program and call it Medicare.” “And it’ll cover everyone?” “Not at all. But we shall have another program called Medicaid.” “And it’ll cover everyone else?” “Also no.” “But it’ll be nationally administered?” “Not really.”

.@CMSGov reclassified #PrEP to "Part D" coverage. Eligible patients with Medicare don't have to pay deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance. If you are a PrEP prescriber or pharmacy, stay informed & make sure you're enrolled 👉 go.cms.gov/3ZOpciq

North Carolina invested $650 million into its Medicaid program to address social needs. In the first two years, @VibhavNandagiri, @katiehuber_ and @WillBleser show that 30,000+ Medicaid beneficiaries have enrolled and have seen lower healthcare costs. harvardpublichealth.org/policy-practic…

This work started maybe 10 years ago and the paper maybe 5 years ago! "Assessing Opportunities and Barriers to Improving the Secondary Use of Health Care Data at the National Level: Multicase Study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Estonia" jmir.org/2024/1/e53369

@adamconner Not sure how or why this should’ve been included in the story, but it’s some kind of journalism malpractice to fail to mention Alliance is the home to Carhenge en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carhenge

Kind of refreshing to see someone make a mistake and...take responsibility for it? washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

@VancityReynolds @JackInacker As a fellow father of 4 I think he’s going to turn around on the Honda Odyssey 😎👍🏼

Only co-star I argued with. Most people think Kidpool is the dirtiest. But she’s also pretty good at backtalk and never taking out the trash. #DeadpoolAndWolverine

Yesterday, OMB issued its 2024 report on efforts to identify and reduce burdens that Americans face when interacting with gov't programs. Learn how the Administration is making it easier for individuals, families, & businesses to access key gov't services: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…

Good news -- @CMSGov just announced that 18 states will receive Medicaid + school-based services grants. Schools are a critical piece of the puzzle to promote the good health and mental health of children/adolescents. medicaid.gov/resources-for-…

@abgutman Yeah Philly Dragons starts at 3. I’ve got 3 girls in their basketball program.

Immigrant needs your help being an American dad. My 2.5 year old is obsessed with baseball. He wants to “play” baseball but he’s tiny! What are the steps here? Do I buy him a large ball decorated like a baseball? When do you get a glove? Help! I never threw a baseball in my life.

@healthapiguy @lisabari @MedicaidGov

@ThomasNOV @lisabari @MedicaidGov That statute specifically being HITECH?

New @MedicaidGov guidance on using Medicaid technology funding for behavioral health IT just dropped today. Also, good content for states on coordinating Medicaid with 988 services, and approaches to cost allocation. medicaid.gov/federal-policy…

@healthapiguy @lisabari @MedicaidGov Yeah the statute listed the specific eligible provider types.

@ThomasNOV @lisabari @MedicaidGov I wish there was more detail about the limitations of statutory authority. Is that the original reason they were excluded from MU too?

@ONC_HealthIT's USCDI+ Behavioral Health dataset will impact behavioral #healthcare and #NCQA’s recs for enhanced data collection. Read more: #interoperability: bit.ly/4ejrieX #HealthIT #BehavioralHealth #Interoperability #PublicPolicy

Patient access API consultants moving to Canada

Whoa there Canada! canada.ca/en/health-cana…

Last week, CMS approved Medicaid waiver requests from Tennessee and Delaware to provide diapers to infants/children. These waiver initiatives aim to improve infant health and prevent avoidable health care use. See KFF's waiver tracker: bit.ly/4bO9lTX

I wanted to post a thorough discussion of if/when/how HIPAA applied in the last episode but it would have given too many spoilers! Great podcast Matt!