Medscape December 5, 2016
Ken Terry

The 21st Century Cures Act, which the US House of Representatives adopted by an overwhelming vote last week and which is expected to pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama, has major implications for the future of health information technology. Not only does the legislation take a strong stand against “information blocking” by electronic health record (EHR) vendors and healthcare providers, but it also mandates the use of new methods of exchanging data between disparate EHRs.

Within 1 year after the bill’s passage, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will have to require EHR developers to attest, as a condition of product certification, that they have not and will not engage in information blocking. The...

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