EHR Intelligence October 24, 2019
The new regulations from The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures) are focused on patient access to healthcare records and the interoperability of these records between patients and providers, along with preventing information blocking and expanding how patients can access their health data.
“By supporting secure access of electronic health information and strongly discouraging information blocking, the proposed rule supports the bi-partisan 21st Century Cures Act,” stated National Coordinator, Don Rucker, MD, in February. “The rule would support patients accessing and sharing their electronic health information, while giving them the tools to shop for and coordinate their own health care.”
According to a survey conducted by Accenture, many healthcare...
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