Email us at policy@chimecentral.org to be added to our debrief or engage further with us on these topics!

Yes, this slide deck will be sent to all registered attendees after today’s event along with a recording.

Have a FHIR in your belly for more health IT content? Looking for more ways to engage with us here at CHIME? Be sure to sign-up to attend our CHIME 20 Digital Recharge this November: https://chimecentral.org/events/chime20-digital/

if you want a one on one consult with the policy team hit us up at policy@chimecentral.org.

ONC info blocking does not change your HIPAA or other federal mandates. There is also an exception on privacy you may want to review.

If you have a question or comment for our speakers, let us know by typing your question or comment inside the Q&A box.

to Aimee's question - see our cheat sheet on the privacy exception here: https://chimecentral.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Privacy-Information-Blocking-Exception-Cheat-Sheet.pdf

CHIME’s full information blocking toolkit can be found here: https://chimecentral.org/public-policy/interoperability/

Aimee - also see this excerpt from our Info Blocking implementation guide:

NOTE:The final rule advises that actors should assess their policies and practices related to verifyingthe identity of patient, or a legal representative of a patient for consistency with the finalizedPrivacy and Security exceptions. Actor should also assess its policies and practicesimplemented to confirm a representative’s legal authority to access or request or authorizeaccess, exchange, and use of a minor’s EHI on behalf of a minor information in context of thefinalized Privacy and Security Exceptions. In cases where otherwise applicable law prohibits aspecific access, exchange, or use of information, an exception to Part 171 is not necessary dueto the exclusion of “required by law” practices from the statutory information blocking definition.Where access and exchange is permissible by law and an actor simply lacks the technicalcapability to provide access, exchange, or use in a specific requested mechanism, format, ormanner, the actor should review its policies and practices for consistency wi

see bottom of page 24 of this document: https://chimecentral.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/061420_CHIME-Information-Blocking-Cheat-Sheet-FINAL-RULE1-1.pdf

“Information Blocking and the ONC Health IT Certification Program: Extension of Compliance Dates and Timeframes in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency"

Follow all developments with the rule review at OMB here: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDetails?rrid=131154

We will also alert members once this rule is released.