HHS Finalizes Strategies To Reduce Regulatory & Administrative Burden Of Using EHRs

On February 21, 2020, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Information Health Technology (ONC) issued its final strategies to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden of using health information technology (IT) and electronic health records (EHRs). The strategies address clinical documentation; ease of using health IT tools and systems; federal health IT and EHR reporting requirements; and public health reporting, including coordination with prescription drug reporting programs and electronic prescribing of controlled substances. The goals are to improve EHR usability and reduce the effort and time required for clinical professionals, hospitals . . .