DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2021 Issue 3 (March)

Are you ‘information blocking’ if you don’t have an EHR? Not necessarily ­— at least for now

Question: Our practice does not have electronic health records (EHR). Instead, we keep paper patient records. I understand the new information blocking rule that goes into effect April 5 requires that I give my patients their protected health information (PHI) in whatever format they request. Will I be in violation of the rule if I can only give them paper?

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