ASTP releases new FAQs on information blocking
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy has issued new FAQs regarding information blocking. The updates are intended to provide clarifying guidance regarding revenue sharing, the role of a “requestor” under the alternative manner condition of the Manner Exception, the scope of electronic health information to satisfy the Manner Exception, and whether interference with an automation technology’s ability to access, exchange or use electronic health information implicates information blocking regulations.
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