Five Strategies for Your Organization’s Information Blocking Plan

AHIMA February 10, 2021
Debra Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA; Julie A. Pursley, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA; and Lauren Riplinger, JD

April 5, 2021, looms large as the deadline for healthcare providers to comply with the provisions of the information blocking final rule.

The final rule, part of the 21^st Century Cures Act, gives consumers unprecedented control over their own health information.

Using third-party apps of their choice, consumers will be able easily store, aggregate, use, and share both structured and unstructured electronic health information (EHI) at no cost. To optimize interoperability and manage information flow, providers will be required to adopt standardized application programming interfaces (APIs).

These provisions will bring us closer to the long-awaited ideal of a patient-centered ecosystem, but compliance comes with a host of technical and administrative challenges.

This AHIMA checklist includes five strategies designed to help...

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