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The Deregulation That Didn't Touch the Hard Part

ONC's HTI-5 rule cuts health IT certification costs but leaves Cures Act information blocking exposure exactly where it was.

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ONC Just Narrowed the Safety Net. Hospitals Own What's Left.

ONC's HTI-5 rule cuts health IT certification costs and defers information blocking enforcement, leaving hospitals to document their own AI control points.

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Vendors Are Selling Prior Auth Readiness the Rulebook Hasn't Finished Writing

HTI-5's deferral of information blocking and AI agent rules leaves CMS-0057-F vendor claims unverifiable against any finished federal standard.