Lexology March 23, 2021
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

In March 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) finalized two rules which established extensive healthcare data sharing policies related to the 21st Century Cures Act’s information blocking provision and adopted new health information technology certification requirements to enhance patients’ access to their health information.

Largely in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, in October 2020, HHS released an interim rule which provides healthcare systems some flexibility and time to adapt to pandemic-related challenges. The interim rule extends the compliance dates and timeframes necessary to meet specific requirements related to information blocking and Conditions and Maintenance of Certification (CoC/MoC). The interim final rule also adopts updated standards...

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Topics: Cures Act, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), ONC, Provider, Technology
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