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21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule Finally Has Teeth With Respect to Providers

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 / 21st Century Cures Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) , Health Care Providers , Information Blocking Rules , Investigations , Medicare , MIPS , OIG , ONC , Penalties , Popular , Reimbursements

HHS Proposes Information Blocking Disincentives for Health Care Providers

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 / 21st Century Cures Act , 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

What the ONC and CMS Final Rules For Interoperability Mean for Data Exchange and Patient Access to Health Information

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

4/7/2020 / 21st Century Cures Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Data Privacy , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , ONC , Popular

Sprint Regulations: EHR and Cybersecurity Proposals

Consistent with the Administration’s broader effort to reduce regulatory burdens within the healthcare industry, the Sprint Regulations include proposals designed to remove barriers to the widespread adoption of cybersecurity...more

10/29/2019 / Anti-Kickback Statute , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Cyber Attacks , Cybersecurity , EHR , Health Care Providers , OIG , Stark Law

CMS Reopens the Medicare Payment Adjustment Hardship Exception Application Submission Period for Certain Providers and Hospitals

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the reopening of the submission period for hardship exception applications for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals that have been unable to fully...more

10/30/2014 / CEHRT , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , EHR , Healthcare , Healthcare Reform , Hospitals , Medicare , PHI , Undue Hardship

Starting Oct. 6, Patients Can Access Test Reports Directly From Clinical Laboratories

On Oct. 6, 2014, a final rule issued jointly by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will require all HIPAA-covered labs...more

10/2/2014 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Clinical Laboratories , EHR , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , Healthcare , OCR , PHI , Popular

CMS Issues Final Rule Providing Flexibility for Providers Unable to Fully Implement 2014 Technology to Demonstrate Meaningful Use...

In response to providers being unable to fully implement 2014 Edition certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) due to limited availability, CMS adopted changes proposed earlier this year through a final rule...more

9/24/2014 / CEHRT , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Deadlines , Final Rules , Reporting Requirements

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