In Corporate Counsel, Christine Moundas Discussed HHS Information Blocking Enforcement and Compliance Strategies

In a Corporate Counsel and Law.com article, health care partner Christine Moundas, who co-leads the firm’s digital health initiative, discussed increased enforcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the information blocking rule to prevent sharing of health information with patients or other parties authorized to receive it  and compliance strategies for providers and health information technology companies.

To ensure compliance, Christine explained that health care providers should convene multidisciplinary teams, including legal, compliance, health information management and information security personnel, to review the procedures in place for sharing health information.

They must then establish clear pathways for receiving requests for health information and processes for handling them and also ensure that employees are thoroughly trained in those processes. “Documenting those steps will help to show that the provider has complied,” said Christine.