information blocking

What’s Happening at the ONC – 9-26-22

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the USCDI v4 Submission Period, closes on 9/30, a new Data Brief that found fewer than 1 in 5 primary care physicians electronically exchanged patient health information with public health agencies & more!


What’s Happening at the ONC – 8-01-22

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including an EHI Sharing Workshop this week, a new data brief showing the latest data on interoperable exchange of health information among office-based physicians in 2019, & new Approved Standards for 2022.



Encouraging Regulatory Compliance

By Matt Fisher – Concerns about the scope of compliance with a growing host of regulations in healthcare are mounting. It is fully acknowledged that healthcare is subject to a myriad of regulations that often create confusing, if not contradictory requirements for organizations.


What’s Happening at the ONC – 6-06-22

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including a new webinar series that brings together key stakeholders to share lessons learned, promising practices, and challenges related to exchanging SDOH data, new blog posts on improving ePAs, information blocking & more!



Information Blocking and the President’s FY23 Budget for ONC

By Steven Posnack MS MHS – While the federal government’s budget planning processes may have a certain mystique to them, some interesting tidbits are always in federal agency budgets if you know where to look. Fear not, because this blog post highlights a new legislative proposal associated with information blocking that’s been put forward by the Biden-Harris Administration for HHS.


What’s Happening at the ONC – 4-25-22

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the 2022 ONC Annual Meeting recordings are now On-Demand, the feedback period for the USCDI v3 is open until April 30th, & the SVAP comment period closes on May 1st.