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Information blocking
and sharing

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The rules are changing

We all want to avoid Information blocking—the act of unreasonably interfering with or preventing the interoperability of Electronic Health Information (EHI) through actions, inaction, cumbersome processes, or excessive fees.

On October 6, 2022, the scope of EHI under federal rules increased substantially. The expanded definition includes any electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) under HIPAA that could be contained in a patient medical or billing record, or could be used to make a decision about a patient.



What should you do?

Be sure to understand:

  • What EHI you have
  • Where is your EHI located in your various healthcare IT products
  • If and how you can make that EHI available if requested

There are no specific electronic formats or methods of sharing explicitly required, but you should continue to prioritize work to ensure interoperability and information sharing. To do so, you should also adopt new releases and enhancements, and align to Model Experience workflows when possible.

What help do we offer?

To help you better identify gaps, reduce risks, and motivate change, we’ve created the Information Blocking Assessment where we help attendees:

  • Develop a plan to meet information blocking requirements
  • Create processes for organizational compliance
  • Assess EHR configuration recommendations to mitigate risk
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Client resources

Information sharing requests



If you are a patient (or someone acting on behalf of a patient), wishing
to access a medical record, contact your healthcare provider or visit your patient portal.




If you are an Oracle Cerner client and you need help tailored to you and your organization ...




If you are seeking access to the Oracle Cerner platform through an application programming interface (API) ...




If you are not an Oracle Cerner client but wish to license Cerner interoperability products and services ...





For other requests to access, use or exchange EHI under the Information Blocking regulation from Oracle Cerner products and services ...





For other requests unrelated to Information Blocking regulations, submit your inquiry to the appropriate product (solution) page on www.cerner.com.

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