On January 5, 2018, the United States Department of Health and Human Services released for public comment a draft Trusted Exchange Framework, which seeks to accomplish interoperability with respect to patients’ Electronic Health Information (“EHI”) through the creation of Health Information Networks (“HINs”). The 21st Century Cures Act, which Congress enacted in 2016, has the goal of creating
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Electronic Health Records Come Under OIG Scrutiny
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the “HITECH”) Act of 2009 aims to have all hospitals and physicians use electronic health records (“EHRs”) for all persons in the United States by 2014. Federal and State financial incentives, electronic billing requirements, and the need for ever-increasing collaboration and sharing of information among providers have lead to a
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