Modern Healthcare October 27, 2017
A new CMS guidance reminding providers of their responsibilities to quickly share medical information with patients and other clinicians, or else face financial penalties, is causing the medical community to panic.
The agency posted a notice Thursday that physicians will need to attest that they are not engaged in information blocking and that they give patients their data in a timely fashion. The guidance targets providers participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System to comply with MACRA.
The notice worried Dr. David Kibbe who said providers have complained for years that their electronic health record vendors aren’t enabling data sharing with other providers. The guidance noted that providers would not be held accountable for things outside of their control, but...
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