How the consumer app API rule of the Cures Act will push interoperability

Healthcare IT News August 5, 2022
Bill Siwicki

An expert from LexisNexis Risk Solutions offers a closer look at a policy that could make a big difference in enabling more widespread and seamless data exchange.

The 21st Century Cures Act, signed in 2016, covers various components of healthcare, including modernizing the FDA approval process. Another part of the law deals with interoperability.

While HIPAA was designed to safeguard data, the portability component of the HIPAA mandate became a huge issue. There was no standardized format or means to make moving data from one place to another possible, and data holders like EHR vendors believed they owned patient data.

With the 21st Century Cures Act, policymakers now have said no, health data belongs to individuals, and there needs to...

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