Fighting Information Blocking and Improving Data Liquidity
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM · 1 hr. (US/Pacific)
Level 3 | Murano 3204
Government
Public Policy
Information
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC) is executing on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive to seriously address information blocking and take an active enforcement stance against health care actors who are found to be blocking health data for patients, caregivers, providers, health innovators, and others. Join experts from ASTP/ONC to learn more about the latest efforts to unblock the flow of health information to unleash health IT innovation and transform our healthcare ecosystem.
Target Audience
Government or Public Policy ProfessionalIT Professional
Level
Intermediate
Format
Panel Discussion
CEU Type
CAHIMSCPDHTSCPHIMS
Contact Hours
1.00
Learning Objective #1
Understand the current status of HHS’s efforts to fight information blocking in healthcare.
Learning Objective #2
Differentiate responsibilities of ASTP/ONC and OIG with regard to information blocking enforcement.
Learning Objective #3
Outline next steps for information blocking enforcement.
Session #
119
Speakers
Steve Posnack
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Principal Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyHHS
Kate Tipping
Deputy Director, Regulatory and Policy Affairs DivisionASTP/ONC
Elise Sweeney Anthony
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Executive Director, Office of PolicyHHSDocuments & Links
119 - Session Survey