HealthIT Answers November 2, 2023
New Proposals to Establish Disincentives for Health Care Providers
A new proposed rule released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) details HHS’ first steps for holding health care providers accountable for information blocking under the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). Specifically, the “21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking” proposed rule proposes to establish a department-wide regulatory framework for managing disincentives and proposes an initial set of appropriate disincentives in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs. If finalized, the initial set of disincentives would apply to certain health care providers that have been found to have committed information blocking by the HHS Office...