On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a final rule...more
7/12/2024
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Investigations ,
Medicare ,
MIPS ,
OIG ,
ONC ,
Penalties ,
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Reimbursements
While health care providers have been required to comply with the 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule (the Rule) since April 5, 2021, as of yet there is no enforcement mechanism in place with respect to the Rule...more
11/2/2023
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
ONC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements
The 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule's applicability date of April 5, 2021, is just around the corner. Nevertheless, healthcare providers are still struggling with understanding their obligations under the new...more
While the healthcare industry is under siege battling COVID-19, on March 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moved ahead and finalized two long-awaited and controversial rules related to...more