On 27 June 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted its long-awaited final rule (CMP Final Rule) related to the federal information blocking regulations and the...more
In this episode, Gina Bertolini and Stephen Page discuss the most recent Information Blocking Rule compliance deadline. Using a recent letter from several health care providers and other stakeholders to the Office of the...more
In this week’s episode, Gina Bertolini discusses two important aspects of the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule that directly relate to health care providers, and how those aspects of the Final Rule will...more
12/17/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Conditions of Participation (CoP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Clinics ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Hospitals ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
ONC ,
Patient Access ,
Reporting Requirements
On Thursday, 29 October 2020, the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released an interim final rule (Interim Final Rule) that: (a) delays the compliance dates and timeframes for certain regulatory...more
In this week’s episode, Gina Bertolini, Lindsey Rogers-Seitz and Maggie Power discuss the Preventing Harm Exception to the Information Blocking Rule, which was recently finalized in the Office of the National Coordinator for...more
INTRODUCTION - The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is responsible for the implementation of key provisions of Title IV of the 21st Century...more