As a "first step," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule setting out long-awaited disincentives for certain healthcare providers intended to penalize ...

Medicare payments could soon be on the line for hospitals and doctor’s offices found blocking the free electronic flow of health information. That’s if a new rule proposed by the HHS on Monday is ...

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 ...

Putting punishments in place for providers that block the exchange of electronic health information has been a complex and yearslong project for the HHS. In 2020, the Trump administration finalized ...

Healthcare providers who engage in information blocking could be on the hook for significant financial penalties, if proposed rules published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this ...

Nearly 300 complaints of healthcare organizations allegedly blocking access to patient data have been logged since major interoperability regulations went into effect last year. A healthcare ...