Making Health Tech Great Again

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/health-technology-ecosystem/overview?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=2cbf34abc2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_17_08_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ee1c4b138c-2cbf34abc2-167840245 CMS Seeks Participants in Health Technology Ecosystem Initiative Payers, Providers and States serving behavioral health patients can sign up to participate The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking health providers, payers, patient-facing application and electronic health record (EHR) developers, and states to join its effort to enhance interoperability and collaboration within the health care sector. Patients, caregivers, and organizations also have opportunities to provide input into this effort. Those interested and eligible can review the category descriptions and sign up through a participation form. Early adopters include EHR and artificial intelligence assistant developers, payers, health systems and providers, and data networks. Organizations and individuals that cannot participate directly still may be able to join as patients, caregivers, or as Friends of the Ecosystem who “work alongside the pledgees to provide support, feedback, and/or technology that assists pledgees in successfully delivering on their pledge.”