Policy/Regulation Fact Sheet

 

 

As a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will also be expected to share that expertise.

With evolving technology and continuous changes to regulations designed to keep up these changes, there is usually a need to share information and expertise to inform colleagues, leadership, patients, and other stakeholders.

study a recent nursing informatics-related healthcare policy, and you will share the relevant details via a fact sheet designed to inform and educate.

 

Review the Resources on healthcare policy and regulatory/legislative topics related to health and nursing informatics.
Consider the role of the nurse informaticist in relation to a healthcare organization’s compliance with various policies and regulations, such as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
Research and select one health or nursing informatics policy (within the past 5 years) or regulation for further study.

Create a 1-page fact sheet that your healthcare organization could hypothetically use to explain the health or nursing informatics policy/regulation you selected. Your fact sheet should address the following:

Briefly and generally explain the policy or regulation you selected.
Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on system implementation.
Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on clinical care, patient/provider interactions, and workflow.
Highlight organizational policies and procedures that are/will be in place at your healthcare organization to address the policy or regulation you selected. Be specific.

 

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FACT SHEET: Understanding and Complying with the 21st Century Cures Act's Information Blocking Rule

 

TO: All Clinical and Administrative Staff FROM: [Your Hospital Name] Nursing Informatics Department DATE: July 22, 2025

 

What is the 21st Century Cures Act's Information Blocking Rule?

 

The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law in 2016, aims to accelerate medical product development and bring innovations to patients faster. A key component, with enforcement phases that began in 2021 and continue to evolve, is the Information Blocking Rule. This rule, implemented by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), broadly prohibits healthcare providers, health IT developers, and health information networks (known as "Actors") from engaging in practices that are likely to interfere with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI). The goal is to promote interoperability and give patients more control over their health data.

In essence, if EHI can be legally shared, it generally must be shared unless one of the limited, defined exceptions applies (e.g., preventing harm, privacy, security, infeasibility). This includes, but is not limited to, clinical notes, lab results, imaging narratives, and discharge summaries.

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