HITECH Omnibus and AOD Rules Set for OMB Review
Health Data Management reports that the long-awaited HITECH Omnibus Rule as well as the Accounting of Disclosures (AOD) Rule are set for OMB review. Expected also are proposed regulations for Meaningful Use Stage 2. HHS released its semi-annual regulatory agenda in January to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As with other agencies, the agenda identifies key regulatory priorities over the next months.
The HITECH Omnibus Rule is expected for publication in March of this year with the AOD Rule not until June. The proposed regulations for Meaningful Use Stage 2 are still expected this month, February. While OMB review could hypothetically take a matter of weeks, the OMB may take up to ninety (90) days to review regulations before publication, as well as potentially extend the deadline.
