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The CAP updated its fact sheet summarizing key provisions and answering pathologists’ questions on regulation regarding sharing test results with patients that is set to take effect on April 5.
Download the CAP’s fact sheet on the regulations
In November 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) pushed back the deadline for the regulations, which include information blocking, citing implementation concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. The rules will change how many physicians, including pathologists, pass along and receive electronic health information.
The CAP’s fact sheet provides new background on the new regulations and how rules apply to pathology practices. The CAP has advocated for easing administrative burdens tied to these regulations. The fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions such as “Do pathologists have to change the way they report?” and “Can I bill if a patient calls me?”
With the new deadline to comply with the rules, which are required by the 21st Century Cures Act, pathologists and laboratories will have more time to become familiar with requirements. The CAP has noted that there are complex situations in which the administration will consider certain exceptions to information blocking that would warrant blocking the release of information. The American Medical Association has also created documents, Part I and Part II, with more information about these new regulations.