Information-blocking trends following regulatory action.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the prevalence of and trends in practices that interfere with the exchange of patient health information (potential information blocking) 2 years after implementation of information-blocking regulations.

Materials and methods

Drawing from the American Hospital Association Information Technology (IT) Supplement and a national survey of health information organizations (HIOs), we described rates and methods of potential information blocking from these organizations' perspectives in 2023 and compared them to prior years.

Results

Twenty-seven percent of hospitals sometimes or often observed potential information blocking by any actor in 2023, down from 42% in 2021 and 33% in 2022. Thirty percent of HIOs routinely observed potential information blocki

SUBMITTER: Everson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005635 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature