JD Supra September 9, 2022
The recently unveiled California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (the Framework) creates a new regulatory and governance structure to promote the exchange of health information between health care providers in California. By January 31, 2023, hospitals, physician practices, and certain other entities must sign a data sharing agreement governing participation in the Framework. Once the Framework takes full effect on January 31, 2024, parties must exchange health information with other Framework participants in real time for treatment and other specified purposes.
Data Exchange Framework Aims to Break Down “Information Siloes” Among Providers
Over the past two decades, federal and state policies have incentivized health care providers to adopt electronic health record (EHR) systems and other health information technology...