The proposed rules aim to give patients free access to their medical records, create a public reporting system for information blocking and help the industry adopt standardized application programming interfaces, among other provisions. The hearing will examine these rules in greater depth.
The rules are open for public comment until May 3. View the rules in full here.
Stream the Senate hearing March 26 at 10 a.m. EST here.
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