Lexology October 21, 2020
Holland & Knight LLP

Highlights

  • The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) included several provisions to accelerate the adoption and effective use of health information technology (HIT) and discourage information blocking.
  • On March 9, 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a final rule establishing policies to hold accountable those who restrict the availability of electronic health information.
  • Unless the deadline is extended, compliance with the ONC rule’s information blocking requirements takes effect on Nov. 2, 2020. The agency extended enforcement discretion for three additional months because of COVID-19, which would make the rule enforceable on Feb. 1, 2021.

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Topics: ASTP/ONC, CMS, Cures Act, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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