The finalization of information blocking exceptions were announced just in the "St. Nick" of time by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP), formerly known as...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates,...more
3/13/2024
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on April 11, 2023, released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making called the Health Data,...more
4/28/2023
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The full scope of electronic health information (EHI), as defined under the information blocking regulation (Regulation), is now subject to the prohibition against information blocking. Under the Regulation, information...more
The 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule, codified at 45 CFR Part 171, is intended to enhance access to, exchange or use of electronic health information (EHI), and generally prohibits "actors" from knowingly...more
In summer 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a final rule on interoperability, information blocking and patient access to data. The rule implements certain...more