Healthcare Innovation October 8, 2024
Over half of health information organizations that reported impediments cited two or more reasons labs used as a basis for limiting or refusing to provide electronic health information
More than one-third of health information exchange organizations (HIEs/HIOs) reported that laboratories have limited or refused to provide access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI), according to a 2023 national survey.
A recent data brief from the HHS Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) highlighted findings from the survey, but stopped short of characterizing the impediments as “information blocking” under the 21st Century Cures Act without further investigation.
Among HIOs that experienced impediments in access to data by laboratories, about 1 in 5 indicated that they were not...
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