01/17/2024

ASH Submits Comments to HHS on Information Blocking

In November, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule, in coordination with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), to implement disincentives for health care providers who are found to have committed information blocking. While ASH remains committed to transparency in health systems, the Society believes in thoughtful information sharing that strengthens the patient-physician relationship. ASH submitted comments on the proposed rule encouraging CMS to consider a delay in the delivery of high-risk health information and offered the Society’s expertise in hematology to establish best practices in delivering high-risk health information for hematologic conditions. ASH also recommended several adjustments to the proposed disincentives, with the goal of better supporting physicians in information sharing and preventing unintentional penalties. 

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