Interoperability Matters

Information Sharing Workgroup

Experts across a wide range stakeholders types assembled to facilitate a constructive information sharing dialogue.

Webinar Recording

Unlocking Compliance:

Tools for Compliance with the Information Blocking Rule (IBR)
Sponsored by:

Expert Analysis of Information Blocking Rules and Information Sharing Strategies

This workgroup is focused is on the practical implications of the ONC’s Information Blocking Rules, as well as on-the-ground approaches to facilitate information sharing. Given the varied perspectives involved, we recognize that consensus may not always be possible. As a result, we look to capture varied perspectives to inform the group’s process and hopefully improve understanding across the stakeholders.

Information Sharing Stakeholders

Information Sharing Toolkit

The Information Sharing Toolkit is an informational and educational toolkit intended to support the health care community’s commitment to compliance with the Information Blocking Rule (IBR), 42 USC 300jj-52 and 45 CFR Part 171.

Information Sharing Resources

The Sequoia Project and its Information Sharing Workgroup created a suite of practical resources drawing from real world experience.

Information Sharing Workgroup Roster

If you would like to receive more information about this work group, contact us.

AdventHealth

Altera Digital Health

American Health Information Association

American Medical Association

Ciitizen

CommonSpirit Health

Contexture

CVS Health

Datavant

eClinicalWorks

eHealth Exchange

Epic

Evernorth

Health Gorilla

Intermountain Healthcare

Kno2

Medica

MRO Corporation

New Jersey Innovation Institute

New York-Presbyterian

OCHIN

Ohio Health Information Partnership

OneRecord

Oracle Corporation

Stanford Health Care

Surescripts

Valley Children’s Healthcare

Verisma

White Plains Hospital

Three Work Phases

The Interoperability Matters Leadership Council, chartered the Information Sharing Workgroup to work in the following phases:

Phase I: Provide input into Sequoia comments to ONC on proposed rule

March 14, 2019
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: Interoperability Matters Overview, Information Blocking Proposed Rule: Overview and Workgroup Scope

March 19, 2019
Information Blocking & You – Public Advisory Forum
Slides | Recording

March 25, 2019 – 12:30 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: Actors & Others Definitions (Providers, CEHRT Developers, HIEs, HINs), Information Blocking Practice, Exceptions 1-3 (Harm, Privacy, Security)

March 29, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Interoperability Matters Leadership Council

April 3, 2019 – 1:00 p.m.
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: Exceptions 4-7 (Recovering costs reasonably incurred, Declining to provide access, exchange, or use of EHI if request is infeasible, Licensing technologies or other interoperable elements, Making health IT unavailable to perform maintenance or improvements), Conditions & Maintenance of Certification: Information Blocking, RFIs: disincentives for providers and price transparency, Complaints & Enforcement

April 5, 2019
Public Advisory Forum
Slides | Recording

April 15, 2019
Joint Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting &
Public Advisory Forum Call #3 to Review Draft Report
Slides | Recording

April 22, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Interoperability Matters Leadership Council

May 23, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Public Advisory Forum – Cancelled

May 31, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Interoperability Matters Leadership Council

INFORMATION SHARING WORKGROUP

2022 Task Groups

The topic-based Task Groups are focused on completion of defined, time-bound deliverables, structured around a defined workplan. Members of the Workgroup will be asked and expected volunteer to participate in these Task Groups with the expectation that they will remain actively engaged in the Task Group throughout its duration and contribute to the production of deliverables by providing substantive feedback, subject matter expertise, and assistance with drafting work products.

2022 Task Group activities and deliverables included:

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