MedCity News April 4, 2021
The deadline for ONC’s final rule on interoperability and information blocking is upon us. The time is past due for health providers, networks, and vendors to evolve their IT infrastructure — and the cloud really is the only way forward.
The postponement of a certain April 15 deadline has many Americans breathing a sigh of relief. But U.S. healthcare organizations (including providers, networks, health IT developers, and health information exchanges) will have no such luck with a different April deadline.
Compliance comes due on April 5 for the 21st Century Cures Act Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Final Rule.
The Cures Act ONC Final Rule
Last spring, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued what’s known as the...