AHIMA October 29, 2020
Just days before its original compliance date of Monday, November 2, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT announced today they are extending the compliance dates for the agency’s information blocking final rule to April 5, 2021, and December 31, 2022.
The interim final rule and comment period was issued by the ONC in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
“We are hearing that while there is strong support for advancing patient access and clinician coordination through the provisions in the final rule, stakeholders also must manage the needs being experienced during the current pandemic,” said Don Rucker, MD, national coordinator for health IT. “ONC is not removing the requirements advancing patient access to their health...
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