Healthcare IT News March 19, 2020
The coronavirus is stretching hospitals, and their IT departments, thin. And more regulations loom on the horizon.
Near-term deadlines spelled out in the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule will be difficult for hospitals to meet, especially smaller organizations that have limited IT staff and capabilities.
Achieving new information sharing capabilities will be made more difficult by resource challenges facing U.S. hospitals as they prepare for a potentially overwhelming crush of COVID-19 patients.
Exchanging patient information
Among other requirements, the final rules will force providers – by September – to exchange certain types of electronic patient information as a condition of Medicare participation. These event notifications will need to go to a variety of other provider organizations that would benefit...
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