Becker's Healthcare June 28, 2021
Hannah Mitchell

HHS and CMS’ regulations requiring all healthcare providers and payers to meet interoperability standards will start being enforced on June 30.

The rule is the first phase of policies aimed at advancing interoperability and patients’ access to their health information. The rule is designed to break down barriers that prevent patients from getting electronic access to their health information and taking a step toward interoperability and patient data exchange.

Six things to know:

  1. The final rule was launched Jan. 1, but enforcement of the rule was put off because of the pandemic. It will enable patients to access their health information electronically without special efforts. Payers subject to the rule will be required to make data available through application...

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Topics: ASTP/ONC, CMS, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HHS, HIE (Interoperability), Insurance, Payer, Provider, Regulations, Technology
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