EHR Intelligence October 16, 2020
With a number of ONC interoperability rule compliance dates on the horizon, providers and health information exchanges will need to make some changes to adapt to these rules.
In March, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the interoperability rule as a part of the 21st Century Cures Act, primarily focusing on data exchange and patient information blocking.
Proposed in February 2019, the rule also supports patients accessing and sharing their electronic health information, which helps patients coordinate their healthcare.
The rule also prohibits information blocking and aims to hold health IT developers, such as EHR vendors, accountable as a condition of certification.
“Delivering interoperability actually gives patients the ability to manage their healthcare the...