Healthcare IT News October 15, 2020
Providers, certified IT developers and HIEs should “be on the lookout” for upcoming adjustments in certain timelines, said Deputy National Coordinator Steve Posnack.
At the Cerner Health Conference on Wednesday, two representatives from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some updates on the compliance requirements of its 21st Century Cures information blocking rules, published in March.
First, Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT Steven Posnack noted that, with an interim final rule under review at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, covered should keep their eyes peeled for some potential reshuffling of compliance dates, due to the demands of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“We do have an interim final rule under review [at OMB] that...