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Sponsors press EMR companies over ‘information blocking’ in nursing home records bill (HB 8 12)
Summary
A bill to strengthen requirements that electronic medical record vendors share nursing‑home patient data drew support from hospitals and real‑time analytics vendors and opposition from EHR firms that said the proposal creates an unnecessary private right of action and conflicts with federal rules.
House Bill 8 12 seeks to tighten rules governing electronic medical record (EMR) vendors and their obligations to share nursing‑home patient records and to create a limited private cause of action against a vendor that blocks access. Sponsor Delegate Pam Cazzoni said the 2023 law prohibiting information blocking left enforcement gaps and that nursing homes rely on third‑party analytics — such as Real Time Medical Systems (RTMS) and the state Health Information Exchange (CRISP) — to identify clinical problems early and reduce hospitalizations.
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