21st Century Cures Act changes: Your notes will be shared
11 Apr 2021
Automatic, unless you cite reasons to block
By: Jeremy Bogan, information services business relations administrator
As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, clinician notes will automatically be shared with patients. As of April 7, you can prevent sharing for specific patient harm prevention and privacy reasons. Approved categories and reasons not to share a note include:
- Preventing Harm: In my professional opinion based on my relationship with this patient, I have determined that information contained in this note may pose a risk to the life or physical safety of this patient.
- Preventing Harm: In my professional opinion based on my relationship with this patient, I have determined that information contained in this note may pose a physical safety, reputational or emotional harm to a family member or another patient referenced in the EHI.
- Privacy: This patient is currently in a correctional facility and this care was received during the course of incarceration.
- Privacy: This patient is part of an ongoing research study.
- Privacy: The patient requests that the information not be shared.
Clinicians will be required to document a reason if they choose not to share the note with the patient. Please see
this tip sheet for more information. If you have any questions or concerns, use the provider help line 503-81
4-EPIC for assistance.