Healthcare IT News March 10, 2020
Industry groups including AHIP, MGMA and the AMA support the patient access aims of the final regs, but have qualms about third-party developers and compliance burden for providers.
Industry healthcare organizations are taking a cautious posture toward the interoperability and information blocking final rules from ONC and CMS, still harboring concerns that the push may risk patient data privacy and may be onerous for some organizations to implement.
On Monday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology put forth its final rule on interoperability and information blocking, pursuant to the requirements of the 21st Cures Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also released its own companion final rule on interoperability and patient access.
The rules...