Senate Hearing on Electronic Health Record Sharing

• •The hearing examined the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act regarding electronic health information sharing.
• •The federal government has spent over $36 billion on the Meaningful Use Program since 2009 to incentivize electronic health record adoption.
• •Many healthcare providers face high costs and technical barriers when trying to share patient data between different electronic record systems.
• •The committee heard testimony from experts representing health technology, medical informatics, and health policy organizations.
• •The hearing addressed the issue of 'information blocking' where systems are intentionally or technically prevented from communicating.
• •The committee reviewed supplemental materials regarding digital health data, healthcare competition, and proposed rules on information blocking.

The hearing addresses the ongoing challenge of 'information blocking' and high costs associated with sharing medical records between different healthcare providers, which impacts how quickly and accurately patients receive care.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.