HealthIT Answers May 8, 2024
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the anticipated Common Agreement Version 2.0 on April 22, 2024. Since 2016, the ONC has been working to implement the requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), and this release marks another milestone on the journey to complete those directives. All providers should be aware of the Common Agreement terms and conditions as certain portions will be as ubiquitous as business associate agreement language.

Background:

The Cures Act, among other things, directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a strategy for reducing the regulatory and administrative burdens on providers related to the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and facilitate patient...

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Topics: ASTP/ONC, Cures Act, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Provider, Technology
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