Extra Credit

ONC Information Blocking (Cures Act)

Official docs outline

7 sections
  1. Information blocking overview

    Definition of practices likely to interfere with access, exchange or use of EHI.

  2. Actors

    Health care providers, health IT developers of certified health IT and HIEs/HINs.

  3. Exceptions

    Eight exceptions such as preventing harm, privacy, security, infeasibility and fees.

  4. Cures Act Final Rule

    ONC rule on certification and interoperability.

  5. Standardized API certification

    Criterion (g)(10) FHIR API for patient and population services.

  6. HTI-1

    USCDI v3, decision support interventions and EHI export.

  7. OIG enforcement

    OIG investigation and penalties for information blocking.

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