Healthcare DIVE December 18, 2018
Dive Brief:
A long-awaited Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT rule to stem information blocking has passed the 90-day window the Office of Management and Budget had to review it, renewing criticism from the industry asking what the hold-up is.
The proposed rule to define information blocking under the 21st Century Cures Act was sent from ONC to OMB Sept. 17, setting a timer ticking that buzzed over the weekend to no avail.
ONC previously said that the rule would be released in April, then September, October, November and now half of December have come and gone without a hint of the new rule, and ONC and OMB have remained tight-lipped...