Healthcare Finance News June 24, 2024
Susan Morse

Final rule disincentives include hospitals not being able to earn three quarters of the annual market basket increase.

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a final rule on information blocking.

The rule establishes disincentives for healthcare providers who engage in practices they know are unreasonable and likely to interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI), except as required by law or covered by a regulatory exception.

This final rule exercises the HHS secretary’s authority under the 21st Century Cures Act.

“This final rule is designed to ensure we always have access to our own health information and that our care teams have the benefit of this information to...

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