Patient Connect makes it easier to collect and use patient data for clinical trials, research, and registries. Instead of slow, manual record gathering, patients can securely share their health data from multiple EHRs in minutes. With FHIR standards, ONC compliance, and built-in consent workflows, you get accurate, standardized datasets faster supporting enrollment, analysis, and better outcomes.

The MIPS 2025 Cost category is no longer low-risk. With six new cost measures, stricter exclusion rules, and 30% of your final score at stake, passive reporting is not enough. Learn how to monitor the right data, reduce surprises, and avoid penalties using smarter insights.

ASTP/ONC’s 2026 HTI-1 map includes making USCDI v3 data elements a baseline for app-based patient access. Understand the USCDI v3 mandate and how it impacts your (g)(9) implementation and many other HTI-1 certification criteria. We break it down for you in this blog.

The Improvement Activities (IA) category may look simpler in 2025, but don't be fooled. CMS has removed activity weightings and tightened rules for group alignment. With fewer activities to report but higher expectations for accuracy, the margin for error is smaller than ever. This blog breaks down the new IA structure, what’s changed, and how to plan early to avoid scrambling later.

MIPS 2025 raises the bar for Promoting Interoperability. From stricter EHR certification rules to tighter submission requirements and fewer reweighting exemptions, providers and EHR vendors must pay closer attention. This blog breaks down what’s new, what’s expected, and how to avoid common pitfalls that could hurt your score.

MIPS 2025 brings tougher rules for Quality reporting, with stricter validation, measure restrictions, and growing emphasis on MVPs. Whether you're an EHR vendor supporting clinicians or a provider submitting data, this blog breaks down the changes and what they mean for your strategy going forward.

ONC’s June 2025 update relaxed Real-World Testing plan requirements for 2026, but many EHR developers must still submit RWT results for specific API criteria. Learn what this means, who it applies to, and how to comply with ONC Health IT certification requirements.

MIPS 2025 has major updates that EHRs, Healthcare Organizations, and practices can’t ignore. From new MVP pathways and cost measures to stricter data validation and changes to Improvement Activities, this blog breaks down everything you need to stay compliant and competitive. Discover how early planning, smarter strategy, and proactive monitoring can protect your scores and maximize incentives.

If your EHR still treats MIPS like a minor add-on or something your customers can handle on their own, 2025 might be the year that changes everything. In 2025 EHRs will requires annual software updates, ongoing customer education, and a deep understanding of shifting regulatory demands. Good news is, EHRs don’t have to do this alone. Solutions like MyMipsScore from Darena Health can help.

As we roll into another season of attestations, it's time to check key certification maintenance requirements to keep your EHR compliant. CHPL Bi-annual attestations are coming up shortly - starting Apr 1, 2025. Are you ready?

Darena is reinforcing its commitment to trustable AI adoption by helping healthcare organizations evaluate, compare, and implement AI-based CDS tools while ensuring compliance with the ONC's HTI-1 final rule. This collaboration supports transparency and accountability in predictive AI models, aligning with evolving regulatory requirements. Darena will showcase this integration at the AI Pavilion at ViVE and HIMSS.

The ONC recently shared updates clarifying the app registration requirements for health IT developers certified to § 170.315(g)(10). Read on to find out what must the Certified API developers do to conform to these updates.

The Information Blocking Rule ensures efficient sharing of electronic health information (EHI), prohibiting unnecessary restrictions unless legally justified. Compliance is critical for healthcare providers, EHRs, and HIE networks to avoid penalties. Learn simple steps to avoid information blocking.

Staying compliant with information blocking regulations is essential, not only to avoid penalties but to protect patient trust. With the ONC's rules tightening and hefty fines at stake, it's more critical than ever for EHRs and healthcare providers to understand and adhere to these guidelines, ensuring transparency, data-accessibility, and data-sharing that empowers patients.

ONC warns healthcare providers and developers to keep data access open as directed in HTI-1 and the Cures Act. Hidden information blocking could result in a bone-chilling visit from regulators this Halloween.

This week, Micky Tripathy, the ASTP/ONC Acting Chief AI Officer, published a blog post addressing significant gaps in the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act and brought the focus back to FHIR APIs. This blog captures the 5 key points he made to warn and to enforce the mandates. Join the conversation.

MeldRx by Darena Solutions is the first certified (b)(11) Decision Support Interventions (DSI) module available as a plug-and-play solution for EHRs to meet and exceed the new HTI-1 mandates before December 31, 2024.

As we move from (a)(9) Clinical Decision Support (CDS) to (b)(11) Decision Support Interventions (DSI) under the HTI-1 Final Rule, the differences between these two criteria are substantial, driving significant improvements in how decision support is delivered within healthcare systems. Read more.

The EHR landscape is experiencing a shift from EHR adoption driven by Meaningful Use incentives to the organic evolution of headless EHRs. This is great news, but it raises some questions about the effectiveness of the incentives and sustainability of the innovation. Read on to explore some of these questions and join us for a panel discussion for more in-depth analysis.

Darena Solutions launches a timely (b)(11) DSI compliance solution for EHRs to meet the new HTI-1 mandates before December 31, 2024.