MGMA Responds to RFI on Health Technology Ecosystem (June 16, 2025)

June 16, 2025

The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD

Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20201                                          

Re: Request for Information; Health Technology Ecosystem

Dear Administrator Oz:

On behalf of our medical group practices, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) thanks you for the opportunity to respond to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Technology Ecosystem request for information (RFI). We appreciate CMS and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) taking bold steps to advance the health information technology (IT) landscape. The health technology ecosystem has progressed significantly in recent years, and we look forward to building upon existing frameworks to advance interoperability in ways that reduce administrative burden for medical groups.

With a membership of more than 60,000 medical practice administrators, executives, and leaders, MGMA represents more than 15,000 medical group practices ranging from small private medical practices to large national health systems representing more than 350,000 physicians. MGMA’s diverse membership uniquely situates us to offer the following perspectives.

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