HealthLeaders Media October 30, 2023
The proposed penalties, if made final, could be levied on healthcare organizations that knowingly and unreasonably interfere with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The 21st Century Cures Act, passed in 2016, made sharing electronic health information the expected norm in healthcare, with some exceptions established by HHS.
– Healthcare organizations who prevent consumers and others from accessing, exchanging, or using their health data are subject to penalties enforced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
– Comments on the proposed penalties will be accepted through January 2, 2024.
Federal officials are proposing penalties for healthcare organizations accused of information blocking.
The Health and Human Services Department has released a proposed rule that...
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