Becker's Healthcare April 24, 2020
HHS delayed enforcing its interoperability final rules during the pandemic, which will give health systems and EHR companies time to meet the pressing needs of patients with COVID-19 and then prepare appropriately for the new rules.
CMS now will not enforce the new requirements for the Patient Access API and Provider Director API as well as the Patient Access API for Qualified Health Plan insurers on the individual market and Federally-Facilitated Exchanges until July 21, 2021. The ONC will also exercise discretion on enforcing all new requirements related to information blocking and other interoperability requirements for three months after the compliance dates.
Allscripts Vice President of Government Affairs Leigh Burchell applauded the move by HHS to delay enforcing the new...
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