21st Century Cures Act

Most Healthcare IT Execs Unaware of Proposed Interoperability Rules

October 16, 2019 - Most U.S. healthcare IT executives are unfamiliar with healthcare interoperability and information blocking rules being developed by HHS, according to new research from Accenture. Only 18 percent of the respondents polled by Accenture said they are “very familiar” with the proposed regulations, while 17 percent said they are completely...


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Rucker: Healthcare Interoperability Stymied by Contracts, IPR

by Fred Donovan

Contractual and intellectual property rights (IPR) are being used to limit access to electronic health information (EHI) and to prevent competition from developers of healthcare interoperability...

HHS Issues Documents to Support Nationwide Health Data Exchange

by Fred Donovan

HHS has issued three documents for public comment that are designed to support network-to-network health data exchange nationwide. The three documents are second drafts of the Trusted Exchange...

HHS Wants to Slash ONC Funding by 28% Despite Cures Act Work

by Fred Donovan

In the Trump administration’s FY 2020 budget request, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to cut ONC’s budget by 28 percent, despite its heavy workload in...

ONC Proposes Certification Criteria for Developers of Healthcare APIs

by Fred Donovan

ONC is laying out certification criteria for app developers in developing standardized healthcare APIs to allow individuals to securely access structured and unstructured electronic health information...

US Government Shutdown Delays OMB Review of ONC Health IT Rule

by Fred Donovan

The US government shutdown, which is in its fourth week, is likely to further delay an ONC health IT rule being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), observed AMIA Vice President...

Health IT Advisory Committee Cancels Meeting Due to Shutdown

by Fred Donovan

The Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC) has cancelled its monthly meeting, scheduled for Jan. 23, due to the US government shutdown, reported Politico. HITAC was established in 2017 under the 21st...

Burgess Is ‘Extremely Disappointed’ at Information Blocking Rule Delay

by Fred Donovan

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee, said he was “extremely disappointed” that information blocking regulations have...

Implementing 21st Century Cures Act Preoccupies ONC’s Work

by Fred Donovan

The work of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is dominated by implementing the 21st Century Cures Act, particularly in the areas of reducing provider...