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Federal RegisterGuidance and regulationPublished August 4, 2026

Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards

This final rule will revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals; make changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; update the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); update and make changes to requirements for certain quality programs; and make other policy- related changes. ONC also adopts certain health information technology (health IT) standards and specifications on behalf of HHS.

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HIPAA, Rule, Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, cybersecurity, information blocking, breach notification, health IT
Related exam domains
CISSP 1: Security and Risk Management; CISSP 7: Security Operations; CISM 1: Information Security Governance; CISM 3: Information Security Program
Source record id
2026-15833
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9/23/2026

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