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Information Blocking

HHS Proposes New Interoperability Rules to Publicly Report “Information Blocking”

by Fred Pennic 02/11/2019 Leave a Comment

Information Blocking in Health IT

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today proposed new rules to support seamless and secure access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. The rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), would increase choice and competition while fostering innovation that promotes patient access to and control over their health information. The proposed ONC rule would
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Information Blocking in Health IT: Myth or Reality?

by Our Thought Leaders 06/15/2015 3 Comments

Information Blocking in Health IT

  Editor's Note: Irv Lichtenwald is president and CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation, the solution provider for the OpenVista electronic health record. Prior to joining Medsphere, he served as CFO of Advent Software, a leading provider of investment management solutions. Between 1995 and 2003, Irv led Advent through three public stock offerings. Do we believe in something we can’t see? The suggestion has been made that some vendors are actively engaged in “information
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The Kabuki Dance Of “Blocking Data” In Healthcare

by Our Thought Leaders 04/13/2015 4 Comments

The Kabuki Dance Of "Blocking Data" In Healthcare

The lack of data interoperability in healthcare continues to plague and haunt the entire industry. Much of the challenge falls squarely in the realm of Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, but EHR software is by no means the only category where this challenge is directly affecting patient lives. I ‒ along with countless others ‒ have written extensively about this topic. Last year I did a 5‒part series on just "interoperability" which I published on Forbes. One piece highlighted the
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