Fierce Healthcare August 31, 2023
Enforcement of information blocking penalties for health IT entities is slated to go into effect on Friday, opening the door to penalties of up to $1 million per violation.
The breakdown of how exactly the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will prioritize what it expects to be a deluge of information blocking complaints was posted by the regulator in late June.
OIG will begin considering complaints of information blocking conduct—speaking broadly, practices that interfere with access, exchange or use of electronic health information—that occur on Sept. 1 or later, per the rule.
Four types of entities will be subject to a penalty: health IT developers of certified health IT, entities offering certified health...
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