- Understanding Electronic Health Information (EHI)
EHI is part of the information blocking definition An actor subject to the information blocking regulations could be found to have committed information blocking if the actor engages in a practice that is likely to prevent, or materially discourage, or otherwise inhibit (interfere with) the access, exchange, or use of EHI
- Frequently Asked Questions | HealthIT. gov
Is electronic health information (EHI) that is covered by the information blocking regulations limited by when the information was generated? Is an actor required to fulfill a request for access, exchange or use of EHI with all the EHI they have for a patient or should the amount of EHI be based on the details of the request?
- Electronic Health Information export | HealthIT. gov
Technical outcome – Create an export of all the electronic health information that can be stored at the time of certification by product of which the Health IT Module is a part Clarifications: The patient population EHI export capability of this criterion could require action or support on the part of the health IT developer For the (b) (10) (ii) requirements for patient population export
- Information Blocking Exceptions
On behalf of HHS, ASTP has defined nine exceptions that offer actors (i e , health care providers, health IT developers, health information networks (HINs) and health information exchanges (HIEs)) certainty that, when their practices with respect to accessing, exchanging, or using electronic health information (EHI) meet the conditions of one or more exceptions, such practices will not be
- Information Blocking
Why is EHI important? EHI is part of the information blocking definition An actor subject to the information blocking regulations could be found to have committed information blocking if the actor engages in a practice that is likely to prevent, or materially discourage, or otherwise inhibit (interfere with) the access, exchange, or use of EHI
- Cures Act Final Rule: Information Blocking Exceptions
Up to 24 months after the publication date of the Cures Act final rule, an actor must respond to a request to access, exchange, or use EHI with, at a minimum, the EHI identified by the data elements represented in the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) standard
- HTI-1 Final Rule: Information Blocking Enhancements
• EHI means electronic protected health information (ePHI)to the extent that the ePHI would be included in a designated record set as these terms are defined for HIPAA •Except forpsychotherapy notes (45 CFR 164 501) and information compiled in reasonable anticipation of, or for use in, a civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding
- Use of Certified Health IT and Methods to Enable Interoperability . . . - ONC
ONC is working to improve the flow of EHI between patients, health care providers, and health information networks In May 2020, ONC released its Cures Act Final Rule which adopted a set of certification requirements that focus on standardized, transparent, and pro-competitive practices to support the access, exchange, and use of EHI (6)
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