Radiology Business January 5, 2024
The American College of Radiology is urging the federal government not to target physicians in enforcing a recently proposed rule.
Health and Human Services first announced on Oct. 30 plans to create new disincentives for providers who knowingly and unreasonably interfere with the exchange of health information. Tuesday was the deadline to submit public comments on the proposal, with ACR weighing in.
The college said it supports the appropriate access, exchange and use of health information by both providers and patients. It recommends that HHS and the Office of the Inspector General focus investigations and disincentives on “clearly intentional, repetitive and objectively anticompetitive ‘bad faith’ behaviors by major actors.”
“Large systems and major institutions typically influence [electronic health information] access,...
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