Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of the CMS Digital Health Ecosystem. This announcement builds on the May 2025 request for information (RFI) issued jointly by CMS and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) to solicit suggestions from stakeholders on ways to modernize the nation’s digital health ecosystem.
Drawing from the near 1,400 comments received from the RFI, CMS is calling on the healthcare industry – data networks, Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, health app developers, providers, and innovators – to voluntarily align around a shared framework for data and access that empowers people, improves care, and accelerates progress. CMS will launch key public infrastructure like the National Provider Directory, enabling modern identity on Medicare.gov, and expanding data-sharing capabilities.