EHR Intelligence January 31, 2024
Information blocking enforcement across healthcare providers is on the horizon, with a proposed rule from CMS that would establish disincentives tied to Medicare reimbursement.
While the 21st Century Cures Act prohibited information blocking in 2016, healthcare interoperability has remained a persistent challenge across the country.
The Cures Act defines information blocking as any practice likely to interfere with accessing, exchanging, or using electronic health information (EHI). According to a survey, over 40 percent of nonfederal acute care hospitals observed practices they perceived to constitute information blocking in 2021.
However, a proposed rule from CMS is looking to bring the industry one step closer to achieving true interoperability.
Released in October 2023, the proposed rule would establish disincentives for healthcare providers...
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