Rucker Optimistic Upcoming ONC Rule Will Help Data Sharing

National Coordinator for Health IT Don Rucker told lawmakers on Tuesday (Dec. 11) he is optimistic that his office’s upcoming rule implementing the 21st Century Cures Act will be helpful in pushing providers to share data. At this point, it’s just a matter of waiting for the White House Office of Management and Budget to finish its review of the rule, he said. House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee Chair Mike Burgess (R-TX) said that lawmakers were waiting on the...