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FCA - A Pseudo Private Right of Action for the Information Blocking Rule?

Sean McKenna, Melissa Soliz, and Matthew Buchbinder

The Information Blocking Rule went into full effect on October 6, 2022. The Information Blocking Rule prohibits certain health care organizations / providers from engaging in conduct that is likely to interfere with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI), except as required by law or specified in an information blocking exception. Regulations around enforcement of IBR have not been finalized, and there has not been any enforcement of IBR thus far.

However, the False Claims Act could provide a way for private individuals to pursue those violating IBR. Electronic Health Record systems that have been certified as Certified Health IT (in order to participate in Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incent.