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Not only are the HHS information blocking disincentives too steep, but they could also interrupt accountable care organizations' shift to value-based care, the organizations argue. Meanwhile, the EHR Association says the regs are "too narrowly focused."
In a letter to the Office for Civil Rights, the Medical Group Management Association asked HHS to ensure its provider members will be held blameless and that UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare will take on the administrative work of alerting customers.
EHRA, HIMSS and others cite regulatory variability and redundancy, as well as costs, as roadblocks to interoperable health information exchange, while ACR stresses investigatory protections for physicians.
The American Hospital Association questions the agency's calculations, and said the proposed information blocking penalties could threaten the financial viability of many small and rural hospitals.
The Medical Group Management Association says ONC's proposed rules add undue financial burden to practices and would affect the delivery of Medicare and value-based care.
Other priorities include speed and reliability, physician efficiency, patient satisfaction and decreased administrative costs, says the company's cofounder.
The vendor group addressed proposed interoperability requirements and answered the agency's questions about social risk data-intake, exchanging behavioral health information and improving Medicare approvals and claims processing
HIMSS, MGMA and the Connected Health Initiative are among the groups that responded to HHS Office for Civil Rights' call for comment on privacy protections and monetary penalties.
An API Resource Guide, specifics on new 2015 Edition Certification Criteria requirements and reminders about key compliance dates are among the resources for software developers to help ensure 21st Century Cures compliance.
As health systems, HIEs and IT developers stay focused on a new surge in COVID-19 cases, they're thankful for the extension but say they remain committed to API-enabled patient access.
