Interoperability Matters
The Information Blocking Compliance Workgroup is now the
Information Sharing Workgroup
Experts across a wide range stakeholders types assembled to facilitate a constructive information sharing dialogue.
A Discussion of Policies and Exceptions Outlined in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) Proposed Rule
This workgroup is focused is on the practical implications of the proposed rule, as well as unintended consequences. 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.
Stakeholders
- Hospitals
- Provider organizations
- Safety net providers
- Clinicians Informaticists
- HIM professionals
- Consumers Health information networks (regional/nationwide)
- Governmental agencies
- Vendors
- Legal
- Privacy and policy experts
Information Sharing Resources
The Sequoia Project and its Information Sharing Workgroup created a suite of practical resources drawing from real world experience.
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
Phase II: Identify practical, implementation-level implications of proposed and final information blocking rules, which may or may not be consensus positions.
June 20, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: Phase I Update: Review CMS & ONC Comments & Phase II: Proposed Workplan
July 30, 2019 – 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Interoperability Leadership Council
August 2, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: HIE/HIN Definitions
August 21, 2019 – 5:15 p.m. ET (Washington, DC)
Joint Leadership Council #6 & Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting and Networking Reception
Agenda: Information Blocking Workgroup; Update Interoperability Matters Prioritization; and Member Resources
September 6, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Interoperability Matters Public Advisory Forum
September 13, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Information Blocking Practices
October 11, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: Recovering Costs/RAND Licensing
October 18, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Leadership Council
Agenda: RCE, Proposed Workgroups
November 1, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Public Advisory Forum
Agenda: Information Blocking, TEFCA
November 8, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: Compliance Plans
December 13, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
December 16, 2019 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Public Advisory Forum
Agenda: Information Blocking, TEFCA
Phase III: Facilitate ongoing discussions to clarify information blocking policies and considerations prior to and after the Final Rule. Focus on implementation and compliance implications of ONC Final Rule.
January 10, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
Agenda: Phase II Deliverable Status, Implementation planning – Phase III Initial Work
February 14, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting – Cancelled
March 20, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting Agenda: Review ONC Final Rule, Implementation Planning & Additional Phase 3 Priorities
March 25, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Leadership Council – Members Only
Information Blocking Final Rules
March 31, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Public Advisory Forum
Information Blocking Final Rules
April 10, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting Agenda: Continued Review ONC Final Rule, Implementation Planning & Additional Phase 3 Priorities
April 17, 2020 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Public Advisory Forum
Information Blocking Final Rules (follow up session)
May 8, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting Agenda: Enforcement Discretion & OIG Proposed Rule, Priority Questions, and Implementation & Compliance Resources
May 19, 2020 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Leadership Council
June 11, 2020 – 2:00-3:00 ET
Public Advisory Forum
Perspectives on the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Proposed Rule on Information Blocking Enforcement and Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs)
June 12, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
July 10, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
July 23, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Public Advisory Forum
Download Slides | View Recording
August 14, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
September 11, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
September 22, 2020 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Public Advisory Forum
Download Slides | View Recording
October 9, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
November 13, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
December 11, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Information Blocking Workgroup Meeting
2021 Meeting Schedule: Bimonthly, 2nd Fridays starting 2/12/2021, 12:00-1:30pm ET
Information Sharing Workgroup Roster
If you would like to receive more information about this work group, contact us.
Associations and Orgs – Health IT Community
Jeff Coughlin, HIMSS
Cynthia Norton, NASL
Lauren Riplinger, AHIMA
Matt Reid, AMA
Consumers / Data Requesters
Jennifer Blumenthal, OneRecord
Deven McGraw, Ciitizen Platform at Invitae
Developers
Matt Becker, Kno2
Rita Bowen, MRO Corporation
Leigh Burchell, Altera Digital Health
Alex Desilets, eClinicalWorks
Peggy Frizzell, Flatiron Health
Stephanie Jamison, Greenway Health
Josh Mast, ORACLE Cerner (Co-chair)
Ladd Wiley, Epic
Health Providers/Physicians
Steven Lane, Sutter Health
Roberta Baranda, Valley Children’s Healthcare
Matthew Eisenberg, Stanford Health (Co-chair)
Ammon Fillmore, AdventHealth (Co-chair)
Jim Jirjis, HCA
Eric Liederman, Kaiser Permanente
Bridget Leon, Mayo Clinic
Virginia Lorenzi, New York Presbyterian
Lori Richter, CommonSpirit Health
Matthew Shafiroff, White Plains Hospital
Suzanne Srebnik, Montefiore IT
Sid Thornton, Intermountain Healthcare
Casey Bryson, University of Kansas Health System
Health Information Networks and Service Providers
Rene Cabral-Daniel, Cenevia/CCNV
Kevin Conway, CyncHealth
Daniel Kim, SureScripts
Dan Paoletti, Ohio Health Information Partnership
Pat Russell, eHealth Exchange
Melissa Soliz, Velatura HIE Corporation
Alan Swenson, Carequality
Payers
Nancy Beavin, Humana
Matthew Schuller, BCBSA
Kellie Greer, Evernorth
Interested in the additional benefits of The Sequoia Project membership?
INFORMATION SHARING WORKGROUP
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.
Task Group activities and deliverables will include:
- Better understand the scope of EHI;
- Findings and recommendations;
- Defining data elements and types;
- Identifying operational approaches from varying perspectives; and
- Identifying and compiling best practices for various types of Actors under information blocking.