Dive Brief:

The HHS is warning of an imminent crackdown on information blocking, a practice that — despite steep penalties — has proved difficult to kill.

Federal regulators are increasing resources to target organizations obstructing the free flow of electronic health data, and plan to take enforcement actions to hold them responsible, the HHS said in a press release on Wednesday.

However, the announcement is vague on what new resources the HHS will commit. And it doesn’t threaten harsher sanctions than what already exist, suggesting the government’s renewed focus on combating information blocking won’t have more teeth.

Dive Insight:

The impending crackdown will be led by the ASTP/ONC, the federal agency that oversees health IT, and the HHS Office of Inspector General, which conduc

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