Fierce Health Payers October 15, 2019
As part of proposed rules released by federal policymakers in February, the Trump administration wants to give 125 million patients electronic access to their medical claims information by 2020.
But there may be a hitch to implementing these changes as most healthcare organizations lag in awareness and preparedness for compliance, according to a new survey.
One in six (17%) healthcare executives are “completely unaware” of new legislation that requires greater patient access to healthcare records and sharing of such records—with two-thirds (65%) only “somewhat” or “vaguely” familiar, a new Accenture survey finds.
Of the healthcare executives surveyed, only 18% said they are “very familiar” with the implications of the regulations.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT...
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