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Healthcare Provider Disincentives for Information Blocking

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On June 31, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule establishing penalties for healthcare providers who violate the information blocking rules implemented under the 21st Century Cures...more

King & Spalding

HHS Finalizes Disincentives for Healthcare Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking

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Last week, HHS published its final rule outlining disincentives for certain healthcare providers that have committed information blocking (the Final Rule). The Final Rule also provides information related to OIG’s...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report: Understanding ONC’s Health AI Transparency and Risk Management Regulatory Framework

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The Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) final rule, issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

ONC’s “Information Blocking Enhancements” Under the HTI-1 Rule Are in Effect

On Monday, March 11, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information...more

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HHS-OIG Releases Cybersecurity Toolkit

On March 26, 2024, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a cybersecurity toolkit for HHS leaders to help them plan and deploy information systems in response to disasters and public health emergencies. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Out in the Open: HHS’s New AI Transparency Rule

The Department of Health & Human Services through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently updated the process for certification of health information technology. Some of the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

New Federal Requirements for AI and IT System Implementation in Healthcare

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On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “Executive Order”). As detailed in our previously published...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

ONC’s HTI-1 Final Rule Updates Information Blocking Regulations

On December 13, 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued its final rule entitled “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast: Discussing Information Blocking with Eddie Williams

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In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, healthcare attorney Eddie Williams joins to discuss the dissemination of electronic health information and provisions regarding information blocking. He...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health IT Organizations Soon to Face Enforcement Under Final OIG Information Blocking Rule

After a COVID-19-related delay, on June 27, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a long-awaited final rule that establishes monetary penalties for violations of health...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

OIG Issues Information Blocking Penalties Final Rule: Health IT Developers and Health Information Exchanges/Networks Have a...

On June 27, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its long-anticipated final rule amending the OIG’s civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations as they relate to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Information Blocking Enforcement Penalties Begin Sept. 1, 2023

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently posted the final rule establishing civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for information blocking (IB Enforcement Rule). The Rule...more

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Hard Validations And Cutlines: What Happened On CIO-SP4?

If you’ve been following the saga of the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center’s (NITAAC) Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners (CIO-SP4) procurement, you likely...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report - A Million Reasons to Share: OIG’s Final Rule on Information Blocking Enforcement

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On July 3, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its long-awaited final rule implementing the 21st Century Cures Act provisions authorizing OIG to investigate claims...more

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Focus on Electronic Health Information

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There have been several recent governmental actions which highlight the balance between securing electronic patient information and the need for interoperability and appropriate exchange of such information. This article will...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Laboratory and Pathology Information Blocking Concerns

Recently, we were invited to speak on a panel at the Executive War College on Diagnostics, Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Management. We spoke about the federal information blocking rules, and highlighted how some actors...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Expanded Information Block Rules Go into Effect

As a bonus to Bond’s October 18 Back to Business webinar, Bond labor and employment attorney Travis R. Talerico talked about the recently expanded definition of electronic health information as it pertains to the...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

REMINDER: October 6 Deadline for Information Blocking Rules Approaches

Health care providers subject to the Information Blocking rules issued under the 21st Century Cures Act, Pub.L. 114–255, are reminded that such Information Blocking rules will apply to an expanded set of information beginning...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Current Perspectives Around the Convergence of Life Sciences and IT

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Kilpatrick Townsend Partners Andrew Serafini and Patrick Njeim recently joined other thought leaders as featured speakers for the IP Symposium: Current Perspectives Around the Convergence of Life Sciences and IT. The event...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Provider Obligations for Patient Portals Under the 21st Century Cures Act

When Congress prohibited “information blocking” under the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, it made no reference to patient portals. Similarly, the word “portal” does not appear in the 6,000-word information blocking...more

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ONC Releases Interoperability Frameworks

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The 21st Century Cures Act directed the National Coordinator to “develop or support a trusted exchange framework, including a common agreement among health information networks nationally.” Fulfilling that mandate, the Office...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

ONC Information Blocking Data Show Majority of Claims Against Health Care Providers

On February 28, 2022, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued data on information blocking claims received since April 5, 2021, the effective date of information blocking...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Technology - In the Balance: Interoperability and Security

Our podcast series features AGG attorneys and guests discussing challenges they’ve encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the Technology industry. While all topics will have a legal...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Promoting Competition in the American Economy Executive Order: Antitrust Is Back?

On July 9, 2021, President Biden executed an Executive Order (EO) on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. This EO impacts the Intellectual Property (IP) transactions and portfolios as discussed below....more

Butler Snow LLP

The Information Blocking Rule: Considerations for Health Care Providers

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On May 1, 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) published its final rule, commonly referred to as the “Information Blocking Rule,” implementing certain provisions of the 21st...more

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