On October 8th, the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) held a webinar regarding the information blocking aspects of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Final Rule under the 21st Century Cures Act. The Cures Act required ONC to develop regulations to improve interoperability and patient access to electronic health information, and deter information blocking. Information blocking is a practice that is likely to interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI).
The presentation, which was given by Foley Partner Chanley Howell, focused on aspects of ONC’s Final Rule specific to health care providers and steps practices should take in order to comply. Below are some key takeaways from the presentation:
You can view the recording of the presentation on demand by clicking here and download the slides from this presentation by clicking here.
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