A provision of the newly final HHS rule meant to halt information blocking could provide a boost to the bottom line of chronic care management companies, led by tech-savvy startups that contract with hospitals to manage the health of a population. HIPAA has always allowed covered entities to share information about a patient they have in common. But a detail of the rule from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT allows providers — hospitals and care managers alike — to quickly access large volumes of data about a specifically targeted group of people, easing what was previously an expensive and time-intensive process and making it simpler for chronic care managers like Omada Health, Propeller Health or Livongo to interface with large health system clients.
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