Information Blocking Is

question 8

Multiple Choice

Information blocking is:

• A) a conscious effort on the part of some EHR vendors to make their EHR systems difficult to interface with other vendor's EHR systems, and thus require their customers to buy more of their software.
• B) designed to improve system interoperability.
• C) proved to be occurring in a certain group of EHR vendors by a Medicare investigation.
• D) a design feature to block unauthorized access to patients' personal health information under HIPAA)

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Definitions:

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