The ONC announced the HTI-1 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking back in April 2023, and there is good reason to expect the Final Rule to be issued by the end of 2023. Many of the compliance deadlines are set for 2024. With potentially a year or less to comply with multiple new rules (summarized below), how can developers prepare for a busy compliance year in 2024? In short, start planning now, so you can hit the ground running early next year.
The proposed rule includes 18 new and revised certification criteria across a 600+ page proposal description—it’s daunting. We recommend product developers prioritize understanding the potential impacts the rulemaking will have on their development roadmap, focusing first on the significant deadlines in the first year of the two-year rule change rollout. Let’s take a look at the near-term requirements…