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ONC Narrows Certification as the API Clock Keeps Running

HTI-5 shrinks what health IT certification requires just as CMS-0057-F expands the FHIR surface agentic tools are already calling.

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When Regulators Step Back, Hospitals Own the AI Control Spec

As ONC narrows federal certification and defers information blocking changes, hospitals can no longer assume regulators will define what a checkable AI control looks like.

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The Clawback Guarantee Is Not a Governance Program

Vendors are offering financial guarantees against payer clawbacks for AI-driven documentation, but that is insurance, not the audit evidence compliance committees actually need.

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HTI-5 Loosens Certification While Prior Auth Tightens the API Layer

ONC's HTI-5 rule trims health IT certification requirements even as CMS-0057-F prior authorization API deadlines and payer-provider AI rules add new compliance weight underneath.

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Prior Authorization Is Already a Clinical AI Governance Regime

While experts debate a new regulatory framework for clinical AI, CMS-0057-F already imposes auditable timeliness and explainability controls on AI deciding prior authorization.