The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT’s information blocking Final Rule, part of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), was published in the Federal Register on May 1.
While the initial compliance date was set for November 2, 2020, the COVID-19 public health emergency and its attendant disruptions to health system operations compelled the ONC to issue an interim Final Rule on October 29 that extends the compliance deadline to April 5, 2021.

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