Fierce Health Payers February 19, 2021
Heather Landi

New data-sharing regulations will soon go into effect that lay the groundwork for patients to have easier access to their health information.

When will patients start to see the benefits of these new mandates?

New federal health IT leader Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., believes it’s already happening.

“A lot more is happening behind the scenes that benefit patients that they don’t appreciate. Think about information flowing through networks today: a lot of that does benefit patients,” Tripathi, the new national coordinator for health IT, said Thursday during a virtual fireside chat as part of Health Datapalooza.

“My father passed away from cancer a few years ago, and we had his health information on five different portals. At that time, I didn’t...

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