The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has sent warning letters to seven health IT companies suspected of engaging in information blocking, in violation of the information blocking rules of the 21st Century Cures Act.
HHS Sends Letters of Nonconformity to Suspected Information Blockers
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