There have been a number of recent developments surrounding the 21st Century Cures Act and information blocking rules that have the potential to greatly impact open notes sharing and regulations in healthcare.

With compliance dates recently pushed back to April 2021, this episode of the Of Digital Interest podcast features McDermott Health Law partners James Cannatti and Scott Weinstein, Chartis Group principal Chelsea Wyatt and associate principal Claudia Miller, and McDermott’s Chief Marketing Officer Leslie Tullio as they discuss healthcare data accessibility and other key issues healthcare providers should keep in mind to comply with new regulations, including:

• Scenarios in which a request for open notes might occur and key exceptions to a required response

• Guidance for providers regarding clinical notes accessibility for patients

• Compliance options for handling active requests from various input portals

• Who holds ultimate ownership for ensuring that open notes are shared when requested

• Healthcare goals with the implementation of APIs

• The types of data and notes to be shared under the USCDI standard

• Anticipated HIPAA compliance challenges associated with patient requests for shared notes

• Scenarios that will denote a need for physician training on improving their shared notes