Fierce Health Technology November 11, 2020
Despite delays to push back new federal data-sharing requirements, providers and payers say they are still struggling to meet the compliance deadlines while addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
About 80% of providers report that the pandemic has impacted their readiness to comply with new interoperability and patient access rules from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a survey of providers.
The survey from the eHealth Initiative (eHI) was based on responses from 189 organizations, including payers, physician practices, hospitals, and vendors, found that the COVID-19 pandemic is hampering organizations’ readiness.
On March 9, the HHS issued two widely anticipated rules, one each by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare...