“… Following are key takeaways from these combined events, with a focus on highlights that are relevant to health systems, providers, and innovation.
1. The health system failed, so the government has stepped in. Although the current administration is in a deregulatory mode, CMS is proposing stricter rules because the healthcare system has failed to do the job of putting patients’ needs first…”
“3. Doomsday has arrived for information blockers. With further clarity now available this week through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology about what constitutes information blocking, “there’s no more room for excuses,” said Verma. “We won’t tolerate it anymore, and those of you that continue down this road will see less opportunities to engage in this practice in the future. Information blocking is a thing of the past…” Read the full article here.
Source: 11 Things Seema Verma Said at HIMSS – By Mandy Roth, February 13, 2019. HealthLeaders.
