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Podcast: HIMSSCast
Episode: How providers, payers should be preparing for new info blocking, patient access rules — with Jeff Coughlin
Description: Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard and Healthcare Finance News Managing Editor Susan Morse welcome guest Jeff Coughlin, senior director of federal and state affairs at HIMSS to revisit our discussion of the groundbreaking information blocking rules that dropped back in February — and go into affect November 5th. Talking points:- What the rules do and how the ONC and CMS rules differ- Why the rules are important- How providers and payers have responded since the rules dropped- How these rules could have improved COVID-19 response