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Compliance With HIPAA May Offer Some Clues on How Providers Will Fare With New Info Blocking Rules
Well-known healthcare providers in the same city received scores on opposite ends of the spectrum. Northwestern Medicine has a score of 4 stars, which means the request for the medical record was granted with minimal effort.
As the overall industry strives toward greater transparency, it will become increasingly important for providers to take a close look at how they respond to those requests for information — both on the HIPAA front as well as with regard to information blocking.
“In general, HIPAA compliance sets the baseline, and the information blocking rules set the higher bar,” McGraw said. “If you are out of compliance with HIPAA, you are going to be out of compliance with the information blocking rules.”
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