Chilmark Research February 10, 2021
Brian Murphy

In this Hot Take, Brian Murphy discusses the recent Patient Access API requirement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

This requirement is being implemented as part of The Interoperability and Patient Access final rule in the 21st Century Cures Act. The Patient Access API is being implemented to provide patients with easier access, through a third party of their choosing, to their claims and clinical data from any CMS-regulated payer (specifically Medicare Advantage (MA), Medicaid, CHIP, and Qualified Health Plan (QHP) issuers on the Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs)).

On paper, the idea that any consumer anywhere can get access to their clinical data or their claims data…Arguing against that is like arguing against the entire idea of...

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