LTC must provide full access to patient health data under Cures Act Final Rule

McKnight's October 7, 2022
Alicia Lasek

As of Oct. 6, long-term care facilities, home health entities and other healthcare-related stakeholders must provide patients with no-cost, easy access to a wider swath of electronic health information (EHI) under the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, or face potential penalties.

Although HIPAA requires that healthcare providers turn over healthcare data when asked by patients, the process has often been fraught with delays, costs to patients and limits on what was shared. Among other provisions, the Cures Act sought to make health information sharing the norm, with ​​the Department of Health and Human Services providing oversight.

Information blocking

The Cures Act Final Rule now expands the definition of EHI to include all electronic Protected Health Information that the patient...

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