ONC Aims to Address Complexities for Cures Act Final Rule
In an effort to address the complexity of questions related to the Cures Act Final Rule, the ONC recently launched a wide-range of interoperability resources for aiding in compliance.
In a recent HealthITBuzz blog post by Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the agency is offering a variety of resources and channels to address industry questions.
“We’re eager to help the industry successfully implement these new requirements and, even more important, to reap the many benefits it offers for patients, providers, health insurers, developers, and the possibilities it opens up for public health, population health, research – really, for the entire health care ecosystem,” said Tripathi in the blog post.
In addition to the public meetings and various online resources, the ONC is launching a number of new industry education initiatives, as highlighted in Tripathi’s blog post:
More frequent and pointed FAQs to address practical considerations related to implementing the rule;
Focused posting of Myths vs Facts on social media to dispel inaccurate information and direct stakeholders to authoritative resources in a timely manner;
Plainer language blogs on key subjects that reflect and amplify the content of our FAQs but in more descriptive, narrative style for non-legal, non-technical audiences;
Regular leadership blogs from me as well as other senior ONC leaders on progress of the regulation’s implementation, opportunities unlocked by Cures Act policies and API platform technologies and business models, and synergies with other Federal and industry initiatives; and
Active outreach for participation in public events and stakeholder meetings by ONC leadership and our crack policy, clinical, and technical teams to directly engage with market questions and concerns.
This recent EHR Intelligence article provides additional insights into Tripathi’s efforts to-date for educating industry on the Cures Act Final Rule.
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