4sight Health April 19, 2023
If there’s one thing healthcare is good at, it’s finger-pointing. It’s always someone else’s fault that costs are too high, quality is too low or access is too limited.
The same is true with the sharing of patient health data. It’s always someone else’s fault that providers don’t share patient health information among and between themselves despite the fact that sharing would lower costs, improve quality and expand access for consumers. Coulda, woulda, shoulda.
The information-blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act were designed to fix that. The rules that implemented the provisions took effect in April 2021. They bar behaviors that prevent or discourage the exchange of electronic health information. You have to share when someone wants to...