HHS recently released the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC’s) Cures Act Final Rule that will help give patients safe, secure access to their health data, spur innovation, and address industry-wide information blocking practices. The final rule implements interoperability provisions of the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act and promotes patient access to their health record. Putting patients in charge of their health records is a key piece of patient control in health care, and patient control is at the center of our work toward a value-based health care system. View the webinar recording and slides below for information on the final rule. We also have a website dedicated to the final rule with overview information and detailed fact sheets. This website will continue to be updated on a regular basis with additional resources. 

Timothy Long, MD
Chief Clinical Officer, Alliance of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

When: Thursday, February 22, 2017; 1:00-2:00 PM 

HealthIT.gov is hosted by Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.  The site includes information to support use of electronic health records to better manage patient care through secure use and sharing of health information.