Patient and other entities' access to electronic health records, or EHIs, has become a major concern of several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Rules on information blocking and interoperability have a significant impact on how PTs should use EHI with patients and other care providers.
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Interoperability and Information Blocking
Patient access to health records can't be arbitrarily blocked. Find out what that means.
Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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