The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now established disincentives for certain health care providers if found by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to have committed ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a final rule on information blocking. The rule establishes disincentives for healthcare providers who engage in practices they know are ...

(3) health information networks ("HINs"). Penalty enforcement will begin on Sept. 1, 2023, for information blocking conduct that occurs on or after that date. The Enforcement Rule confirms information ...

Trump administration ramps information-blocking enforcement by issuing notices and imposing fines to ensure patient access to electronic ...

Providers face monetary disincentives for violating information blocking, under a proposed rule released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. The proposed rule, with 60-day comment ...

The group is also seeking public feedback on the resources, which include what it's calling "good practices" for healthcare data sharing and information blocking compliance – and details on ...

While comments on HHS' proposed rules on information blocking disincentives for Medicare providers aren't due until January 2, 2024, with no set date for publication of a final rule, "the federal ...

The HHS is asking Congress for the authority to issue binding advisory opinions on information blocking regulations, with the goal of helping health IT developers and providers comply with the complex ...

Enforcement of information blocking penalties for health IT entities is slated to go into effect on Friday, opening the door to penalties of up to $1 million per violation. The breakdown of how ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently took a significant step toward improving patient care and reducing healthcare costs by finalizing rules that establish disincentives for ...

HHS released a final rule on information blocking Dec. 17, amending two exceptions from previous information blocking rules and clarifying additional activities that don’t constitute information ...