On Monday, March 9th 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the long awaited final rule to address information blocking and update the ONC Health IT Certification Program as directed by Congress through the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 (the Cures Act). As a patient, a caregiver for two kids, and an only child preparing to care for aging parents, I look forward to being able to access our medical records and manage our health with the ease and convenience I already experience in most of the economy outside of health care.Link to original article The Cures Act Final Rule: Interoperability-Focused Policies that Empower Patients and Support Providers Calling all COVID-19 Health IT Projects Share Print Related articles Information Blocking Claims: By the Numbers 3…2…1…TEFCA is Go for Launch Application Programming Interfaces in Health IT Please login or register to post comments.