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37 CIO / HEALTH IT CMS opens MIPS reweighting requests after Change Healthcare cyberattack: 4 notes By Laura Dyrda C MS has opened Merit-based Incentive Payment System reweighting requests to account for revenue cycle issues stemming from the Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year. Four things to know: 1. Clinicians, groups, subgroups, virtual groups or alternative payment model entities that weren't able to submit their data before April 15 only because of the Change Healthcare cyberattack can submit reweighting requests now through Oct. 11, 2024 at 8 pm ET. 2. e agency will only approve requests citing the cyberattack as the basis for the reweighting. CMS will deny applications with any other reasons cited. 3. Organizations can use the MIPS Targeted Review Form to submit the reweighting requests. e agency is unable to reopen the original MIPS EUC Exception Application Form. 4. CMS will not reweight performance category data if it has already been submitted and received. n How the CIO role is evolving By Naomi Diaz E ighty-seven percent of health system CIOs see themselves as strategy influencers, a Sept. 4 survey from healthcare data platform Arcadia found. On behalf of Arcadia, the Harris Poll conducted a survey online from Jan. 11-25, gathering responses from 102 senior healthcare IT leaders and decision-makers across the U.S. The results indicate that CIOs are becoming increasingly involved in shaping, refining and executing business strategy. However, only 13% of CIOs identified as purely strategy implementers. Despite their growing strategic role, many CIOs report feeling constrained by daily operational demands. In fact, 58% of respondents said they primarily focus on tactical execution, prioritizing immediate tasks over long-term strategic planning. To be most effective, respondents suggest that approximately 75% of their time should be dedicated to strategy development and execution. n