About OBRHI

About the Office of Burden Reduction & Health Informatics (OBRHI)

OBRHI’s mission is to identify inefficiencies and simplify processes across the healthcare system while promoting a patient-focused mindset throughout the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We envision a healthcare enterprise that operates seamlessly and equitably to improve patients' lives and achieve safe, high-quality care. 

We focus on four key objectives:

  • Apply innovative solutions.

  • Advance health equity.

  • Advance standards and health informatics.

  • Infuse customer perspectives.

 

Six Ways We Create Efficiency

Stakeholder Engagement

Engaging stakeholders through interviews and Requests for Information (RFIs) and incorporating feedback into policies.

Human-Centered Design

Gathering real-world information and stakeholder feedback to design a better healthcare system for patients.

Advancing Health Informatics

Improving the exchange of data between payers, providers, and patients.

Administrative Simplification

Reducing paperwork and administrative burden by adopting and enforcing uniform standards for electronic healthcare transactions.

Fostering Innovation

Leading cross-agency projects to increase efficiencies across CMS programs to foster improved healthcare outcomes.

Regulatory Analytics

Analyzing stakeholder concerns to address regulatory challenges.

Our work reduces paperwork, streamlines processes, and simplifies healthcare systems, resulting in less administrative work for providers and more time spent with patients , improving patient care and outcomes.

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