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Health IT Answers: CMS 0057 F Interoperability Is a Two Way Street for Providers

Chris Kenyon, Clinical Solutions lead at Availity, outlines why the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS‑0057‑F) should not be viewed solely as a payer compliance mandate in this Health IT Answers byline. Kenyon notes that CMS-0057-F represents a meaningful opportunity to reduce abrasion in prior authorization, patient intake, and day-to-day workflow but only if providers are prepared to engage, adapt, and act on better information when it becomes available. In this article, he looks at what CMS‑0057‑F makes possible for providers and why realizing that value requires more than waiting for payer compliance.

The article outlines:

  • Why CMS‑0057‑F creates opportunity for providers, not just obligations for health plans
  • How data, access, and workflow layers must work together to reduce prior authorization friction
  • The risks providers face by waiting passively for payer compliance
  • Practical questions providers can ask to shape more usable, workflow‑aligned interoperability

Read the full article here.