The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday proposed new rules to improve the interoperability of electronic health information.
The rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), are designed to increase choice and competition while promoting patient access to their health information. The recommended ONC rule would further ensure that patients can freely access electronic health information (EHI) online.
