Your clients are entitled under the 21^st Century CURES Act or the HIPAA regulations to a complete set of electronic medical records, “the designated record sets,” made available by the healthcare provider at low or no cost to the patient.   The patient may designate anyone to receive the records under the CURES Act.  Under the HIPAA regulations, the patient may receive the records and then forward them to anyone they choose.  “Information blocking” by denying or delaying access to electronic medical records is a violation of the Act enforceable by Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology. As of June 24, the DHHS has finalized the CURES Act enforcement rules for violations by healthcare providers.  

In this webinar, Roger Leslie covers the steps needed to obtain copies of electronic records under the CURES Act and under the HIPAA regulations, how to ensure you obtain complete records, examples of information blocking, directing a healthcare provider to place electronic medical records on an online portal and how to report violations to Health and Human Services. Mr. Leslie will also cover practical steps to enforce the CURES Act violations called information blocking based on the newly finalized rules.