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White House, Tech Leaders Commit to Create Patient-Centric Healthcare Ecosystem

By April Reinert posted 10 days ago

  

Dear Committee Members, 

ADVION is pleased to share major federal and industry developments announced at a White House event focused on building a smarter and more patient-centric healthcare ecosystem. 

On July 30, 2025, the White House with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a “Make Health Tech Great Again” roundtable, assembling tech giants such as Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Google, and OpenAI, alongside leading healthcare organizations. The event led to an historic pledge: over 60 healthcare and technology firms have committed to collaborating on next-generation digital solutions to empower patients, reduce provider burden, advance interoperability, and drive value across the health sector. 

Key Highlights: 

  • Interoperability Commitments & CMS Aligned Networks: 
    More than 20 health information networks have pledged to meet new voluntary CMS Interoperability Framework criteria and serve as “CMS Aligned Networks.” This will enable seamless, secure sharing of patient data among providers and technology platforms. 

  • Personalized, Patient-Facing Technology: 
    The initiative calls for user-friendly apps and digital identity solutions, giving patients new tools for chronic disease management, digital check-ins (eliminating paper intake forms), and use of conversational AI for care navigation focused on real health outcomes. 

  • Data Privacy & Security Emphasis: 
    CMS, working with the Office of Civil Rights, is reaffirming HIPAA compliance and secure patient access as core requirements in all new tech-enabled initiatives. 

  • Recent and Upcoming CMS Digital Initiatives: 

  • Upgraded Plan Finder on Medicare.gov to better help beneficiaries match their plans to preferred providers/networks prioritizing usability and privacy. 

  • Launch of a FHIR-based National Provider Directory for application developers, health plans, and network participants, improving provider data quality. 

  • Modern digital identity solutions are being piloted for Medicare.gov, with minimal disruption to users. 

  • Accelerated Blue Button claims data delivery and new FHIR-based digital insurance cards for Medicare beneficiaries. 

  • Deepening integration of digital identity and directory validation for “Data at the Point of Care.” 

  • Announcement of CMS-Aligned Networks to support trusted query-based data exchange; CMS plans to deliver beneficiary data robustly through these networks by Q1 2026, supporting app-based, credential-less patient access. 

  • Private Sector Engagement: 
    Eleven health systems, seven EHR vendors, and 30+ tech companies have publicly committed to support deployment of these standards and the applications that will operationalize them for real-world users. 

Background & Next Steps: 

These advancements build upon the robust response to the May 2025 CMS/ASTP Request for Information on modernizing digital health infrastructure yielding almost 1,400 stakeholder comments. CMS indicates that community input directly shaped their approach and vision, as announced at the White House. 

We will continue to track CMS and ONC updates as detailed implementation plans and timelines are released. 

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