Today's update includes: CMS Open Door Forum on Surprise Billing Protections, Bipartisan Telehealth Legislation, CISA Alert on Increased Global Threat of Ransomware, ASPR Releases RFI on National Health Security Strategy, ONC Releases EHR Reporting Program Draft Measures, and more.

Embracing Health Equity by Design

With the development of USCDI v2, sexual orientation and gender identity elements plus four additional elements enable the identification of specific needs in areas such as food, housing, and transportation insecurity that will help coordinate care and assistance for at-risk patients. ONC is working alongside Gravity members from across the industry to rapidly mature standards for these data elements and incorporate them into workflows and plan design in the near future.

Many apps contain software development kits (SDK), which are pieces of code enabling companies to collect data and share it with third-party applications. When it comes to health apps, most people do not think the information they provide about themselves will one day end up in the hands of employers or insurers, which could have enormous effects for them and their families. Most people are unaware of SDKs and other app developer data sharing practices that result in broad collection and dissemination of their health data.