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The goal of ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule is simple — it’s about choice and health information access

What does the 21st Century Cures Act mean for patients?

What does the 21st Century Cures Act mean for patients?

  • Allow patients to easily access their health records
  • Protect patient privacy and security
  • Promote the ability to shop for care and to manage costs
What does the 21st Century Cures Act mean for clinicians?

What does the 21st Century Cures Act mean for clinicians?

  • Make electronic patient data requests easy for the patient and provider
  • Allow for choice of apps
  • Improve patient safety

What does the Cures Act do?

The Cures Act aims to advance interoperability and improve patient data access.

The Cures Act contains provisions to:

Focus on the advancement of interoperability

Advance interoperability

Share patient data

Share information with patients

Streamline development for drugs and medical devices

Streamline development and delivery of drugs and medical devices

Accelerate research into serious illnesses

Accelerate research into serious illnesses

Address the opioid crisis

Address the opioid crisis

Improve Mental health services

Improve mental health services

21st Century Cures Act timeline

It is important to have a good grasp of the timeline.

Here’s a summary of key 21st Century Cures Act milestones through 2023.

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Breaking down the Cures Act — what it means for your practice

Watch the webinar recording to learn about these topics:

  • What is the 21st Century Cures Act?
  • Why it is important for your practice
  • How the Cures Act aims to improve patient care
  • Steps to take to ensure compliance

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 21st Century Cures Act?

The Cures Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 13, 2016. The bipartisan legislation seeks to increase choice and access for patients and providers and applies to all health IT developers, health information exchanges (HIEs)/networks, and healthcare providers.

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What are the key provisions of the Cures Act?

The Cures Act includes provisions to streamline drug and medical device delivery, promote research on serious illnesses, address the opioid crisis, and boost mental health services.

In addition, it seeks to ease regulatory burdens associated with EHR and health IT use.

The Cures Act also contains provisions geared toward advancing interoperability and requiring health IT developers, HIEs/networks, and healthcare providers not to engage in information blocking — or preventing or interfering with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI).

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What is the Final Rule?

There are in fact two Final Rules, one produced by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the other by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

These rules — based on the Cures Act’s interoperability, patient access, and information blocking provisions — guide industry members such as providers, payers, and technology vendors in their design of health IT systems.

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What is information blocking?

The ONC Final Rule lays out regulations to prevent information blocking by healthcare providers, health IT developers, HIEs, and health information networks.

Information blocking is a practice that is likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of EHI. Such a practice is considered information blocking except when required by law or specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a “reasonable and necessary activity.”

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Are there any exceptions to information blocking?

Yes, the ONC provides eight information blocking exceptions. These are categories of the “reasonable and necessary” activities that do not constitute information blocking, given certain conditions are met. They include the following:

  1. Preventing harm
  2. Privacy
  3. Security
  4. Infeasibility
  5. Health IT performance
  6. Content and manner
  7. Fees
  8. Licensing
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To whom do the Cures Act and its information blocking provision apply?

The Cures Act and information blocking provisions apply to ALL healthcare providers (regardless of participation in regulatory reporting programs), health IT developers, and HIEs/networks.

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What actions do clients need to take to be compliant with Cures Act requirements?

As a Greenway client, you will need to upgrade to the latest release of Prime Suite v21 or Intergy v21. We recommend that you complete this upgrade as soon as possible for your practice. These are the minimum certified Cures Edition EHR versions. The timeliness of your organization's upgrade should be driven by the regulatory requirements of your reporting programs.



If you are not able to complete the 21C upgrade before January 1, 2023, you must ensure that you are on a version of Prime Suite or Intergy that supports the minimum data capture requirements for the 2023 regulatory reporting programs. Prime Suite v18.30 SP 2 or Intergy v12.55 or higher are these versions.

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“My staff and I have come to rely on Greenway Health’s expertise when it comes to 21st Century Cures concerns, and they help us stay informed ahead of the curve with what’s to come, as the requirements can be a complicated topic."

Jessica Jones
Clinical Informatics Supervisor, The Doctors Clinic
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