A few years ago, some colleagues and I were discussing the implications of the “post-EHR” world, where everyone has electronic health records and, with the pending mandates of the 21st Century Cures Act, systems…
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By Sara Heath
October 11, 2023 – New data in the journal Radiation Oncology is providing more insights into how the 21st Century Cures Act’s provision mandating immediate patient data access and access to lab results…
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Beginning September 1, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will begin enforcing the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules in…
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By Sara Heath
August 22, 2023 – Patient advocacy group OpenNotes wants to make it easier for patients to take advantage of open clinical notes through the launch of its online resource, How To Use Open…
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The following is a guest article by Deven McGraw, Co-Founder of Ciitizen® and Lead for Data Stewardship and Data Sharing at Invitae Corporation
HIEs and HINs Should take Key Actions Now to Prepare for the…
HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently added some teeth to the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules, including fines…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 22, 2023 – The Health Innovation Alliance (HIA) has submitted comments on the ONC proposed rule, Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-1), which aims to implement provisions of the 21st Century Cures…
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The following is a guest article by Don Rucker, MD, Chief Strategy Officer at 1upHealth
Patients want the same modern computing experience in healthcare that they enjoy the rest of their lives to extend to…
By Sara Heath
June 16, 2023 – A nearly $800,000 grant package from NYHealth and OpenNotes is set to help primary care providers and federally qualified health centers in expanding patient access to clinical notes, the…
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The following is a guest article by Ameesh Divatia, Co-Founder and CEO at Baffle
Healthcare organizations were early adopters for protecting data in the modern environment — from stringent compliance regulations to the need to…
