CMS evaluates one year of health tech progress, announces eight new pledge categories
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services marked one year of its Health Tech Ecosystem initiative, unveiling eight new pledge categories aimed at improving patient data access and reducing administrative burdens. Officials highlighted progress, noting that 60% of people can now import their health records into an app, with a target of 80% by October. Concerns were raised about potential cost inflation from AI-driven solutions within the existing billing framework.
- ▪The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem celebrated its first anniversary with a ceremony featuring a symbolic coffin labeled ‘RIP CLIPBOARD.’
- ▪Amy Gleason, the initiative’s leader, emphasized the goal of replacing traditional paper records with QR code–based digital records for patients.
- ▪HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and adviser Chris Klomp announced that 60% of individuals can currently import health records into an app, aiming for 80% by October.
- ▪CMS administrator Mehmet Oz warned that AI‑driven technologies could increase healthcare costs if integrated into the current billing system without safeguards.
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Health tech CMS evaluates one year of health tech progress, announces eight new pledge categories Health Tech Ecosystem seeks to advance data interoperability without federal regulations Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article Amy Gleason leads the Health Tech Ecosystem within the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images By Brittany TrangJuly 28, 2026 Health Tech Reporter Brittany Trang[email protected]Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits, or might be harmed? She writes the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. You can reach Brittany on Signal at btrang.01.
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