What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new final rule today aimed at preventing information blocking in healthcare.
– The final rule establishes disincentives for healthcare providers…
Continue Reading
By Sara Heath
March 29, 2024 – Patients are waiting less time to access their imaging and radiology reports today, according to a new report, a trend that’s the credit of the 21st Century Cures Act…
Continue Reading
Several overlapping federal requirements – including the need for annual projects to maintain information blocking compliance and an aggressive timeframe for decision support certification – represent big challenges for health IT developers, say leaders…
Continue Reading
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) keeps releasing new rules to address the urgent need for data exchange. The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was followed recently by the Health Data,…
Continue Reading
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) keeps releasing new rules to address the urgent need for data exchange. The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was followed recently by the Health Data,…
Continue Reading
Various healthcare organizations, including EHRA, ACR, HIMSS, and AHA, have offered diverse insights on the proposed federal rule establishing disincentives for information blocking. The feedback touches on concerns about the financial impact on hospitals,…
Continue Reading
More organizations are releasing their comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the Inspector General on the proposed federal rule to establish…
Continue Reading
Last month, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) finalized its HTI-1 rule. The regulations seek to boost interoperability in the healthcare sector and increase patients’ access to their health…
Continue Reading
Another area where we haven't enabled pharmacists has to do with pharmacy interoperability. While almost every pharmacy out there now supports ePrescribing, the healthcare industry has fallen short when it comes to ensuring that…
Continue Reading
AHA challenges CMS and ONC’s proposed disincentives under the 21st Century Cures Act, fearing they could severely jeopardize small and rural hospitals’ financial stability. The association highlights the apparent underestimation of penalties’ true financial…
Continue Reading
