Letters

Neurosurgery Joins PCRC in Sending Comments to ONC Regarding Information Blocking Proposed Rule

  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Re: RIN 0955-AA01 – 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and
the ONC Health IT Certification Program

Dear Dr. Rucker:

The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the Coalition) appreciate
the opportunity to comment on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology’s (ONC’s) proposed rule to implement certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures
Act (the Cures Act), including the information blocking provisions (the Proposed Rule).
The Coalition is a group of medical society-sponsored clinical data registries that collect and analyze
clinical outcomes data to identify best practices and improve patient care. We are committed to
advocating for policies that encourage and enable the development of clinical data registries and
enhance their ability to improve quality of care through the analysis and reporting of clinical
outcomes

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