Healthcare IT News October 31, 2023
The CMS-based disincentives outlined in the proposed rule from ONC published Monday would penalize hospitals under the Promoting Interoperability Program, eligible clinicians under MIPS and ACO participants under the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
Healthcare providers who engage in information blocking could be on the hook for significant financial penalties, if proposed rules published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week are put into place.
WHY IT MATTERS
As required by the 21st Century Cures Act, the HHS Office of Inspector General is empowered to respond to info blocking complaints and determine whether healthcare organizations have “knowingly and unreasonably” interfered with access, exchange or use of electronic health information (notwithstanding some specific exceptions).
HHS has already designated information...
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