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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a new rule to enhance health information technology standards.
Zoom in: The proposal intends, among other things, to promote electronic health information access so patients can retrieve their personal medical data.
- The proposal includes reducing 34 of the current 60 certification criteria and intends to alleviate burdens on health IT developers and promote AI-enabled interoperability.
The big picture: Removing the exceptions for tech vendors may prevent them from blocking critical information for patients and physicians, including updates to regulations on information blocking.
Yes, but: The potential impact on laboratory information systems is limited, and pathologists could see few benefits. The proposed changes also differ from the CAP’s recommendations, which call for an exception for pathology and laboratory results.
What's next: The CAP will submit comments on the proposal to the HHS by the February 27 deadline.