How providers, payers should be preparing for new info blocking, patient access rules — with Jeff Coughlin

Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard and Healthcare Finance News Managing Editor Susan Morse welcome guest Jeff Coughlin, senior director of federal and state affairs at HIMSS to revisit our discussion of the groundbreaking information blocking rules that dropped back in February — and go into affect November 5th. Talking points:- What the rules do and how the ONC and CMS rules differ- Why the rules are important- How providers and payers have responded since the rules dropped- How these rules could have improved COVID-19 response- What providers and payers should be doing right now to get ready for the November 5 compliance date- Looking ahead to a possible new HIPAA rule this fallMore about this episode:What providers, payers, and tech developers should know about sweeping new patient access rulesHHS publishes final regs on info blocking, interoperabilityWith info blocking rules, concerns for patient privacy, small practicesCMS final rule poses big hurdles for payersCOVID-19 highlights the importance of ONC info blocking rules, says RuckerFinal rules on info blocking pose multiple challenges – but also big opportunitiesCMS releases final and proposed rules on price transparency bound to get provider and payer pushbackPrice transparency, still up in the air, not likely to reduce costs