Becker's Healthcare October 6, 2022
Giles Bruce

A new rule went into effect Oct. 6 that allows patients complete access to their electronic health records, without unreasonable delay or costs.

As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, ONC implemented the regulations to improve health data transparency and interoperability. CIOs and other health system IT leaders have been preparing for the changes for some time now, despite the American Hospital Association and other groups calling (unsuccessfully) for a delay. The Oct. 6 rule expands the definition of what is considered electronic health information.

Becker’s reached out to IT executives to see what their hospitals and health systems did to prepare for the changes. Here are five who responded.

Charles Wagner. Senior Vice President and CIO of Franciscan...

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Topics: Cures Act, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), Interview / Q&A, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Trends
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