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Post-acute facilities face hurdles in healthcare s interoperability push Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images Landmark data-sharing regulations from HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and CMS seek to tie healthcare providers and patients across the care continuum closer together but historical disparities in technology adoption between healthcare sectors could pose challenges for providers in post-acute and long-term care settings. The information-blocking and interoperability rules, provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, were released last year but implementation was subsequently pushed back to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the information-blocking provisions, providers are barred from blocking patients and other providers from accessing health data unless they meet one of eight specific exceptions. ....