Game Planning the Information Blocking Final Rule

AHIMA December 7, 2020
Debra Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, and Jaime James, MHA, RHIA

Assessing the key concepts, strategies, and tactics HIM professionals need to bring their organizations into compliance.

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT’s information blocking Final Rule, part of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), was published in the Federal Register on May 1.

While the initial compliance date was set for November 2, 2020, the COVID-19 public health emergency and its attendant disruptions to health system operations compelled the ONC to issue an interim Final Rule on October 29 that extends the compliance deadline to April 5, 2021.

This extension affords health information management (HIM) extra time to get a better understanding of the Final Rule’s provisions and better prepare their organizations for compliance.

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