Becker's Healthcare March 9, 2020
HHS finalized two interoperability rules on March 9, including the 21st Century Cures Act, which Epic opposed in recent months.
Under the final rule, EHR users will be able to share health records data and the ONC outlined new provisions for health IT developers to make sure their products can communicate to improve interoperability and the user experience. The final rule also requires EHRs to provide necessary clinical data to promote new business models of care and establishes standards that will support patients’ free access and control of their electronic health data through smartphone apps.
In the months leading up to the decision, Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of the EHR giant, emailed executives at hospitals across the U.S....
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