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California Health and Human Services Agency CalHHS released drafts of four policies and procedures under the California Data Exchange Framework to support the implementation of the Data Sharing Agreement DSA among DxF participants for public comment
The interoperability push is well underway in the healthcare sector. An ONC update on FHIR endpoint implementation shows progress is being made in publishing endpoint lists, as the agency considers a more standardized approach.
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On November 4, 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) that delays compliance dates necessary to meet certain requirements related to information blocking initially finalized in the ONC Cures Act Final Rule (Final Rule) in March of 2020. The Final Rule implemented health IT provisions enacted under the 21
st Century Cures Act (the Cures Act) to achieve ubiquitous interoperability among health IT systems and to improve patient’s ability to access their electronic health information (EHI). Among these provisions is a prohibition of information blocking. This article will define information blocking, provide and explain exceptions to such practice, detail the IFC’s deadline extensions, and highlight key compliance concerns and solutions regarding these reforms.