The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a rule to establish disincentives for health care providers engaged in prohibited “information blocking.” Providers can expect substantial Medicare reimbursement implications.
Sean Sullivan, Elinor Hiller, and Brian Lee discuss the context for these new proposed disincentives, what’s in the proposed rule, what the effect could be on providers, and the deadline for public comments.
We have been covering information blocking since the beginning. Click here to read our May 2020 advisory on the initial information blocking rules, click here for our July 2023 advisory on penalties for developers of certified health IT and health information networks and exchanges, and visit our website on Electronic Health Records, Interoperability, and Health IT to learn more.
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