When Interoperability Becomes a Lawsuit: National Networks, Information Blocking, and State Claims

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Date: 02/27/26
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM ET

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Live closed captions are available.

Overview: As health data interoperability matures, disputes increasingly are being litigated through federal and state anticompetition and fraud claims that invoke information blocking and privacy principles as both a regulatory backdrop and a strategic lever. This webinar examines recent interoperability disputes involving electronic health records and national networks, including how litigation is being used to surface and contest the tension between expanding data access and protecting patient privacy, and how information blocking arguments are wielded as both sword and shield to advance competing narratives. The speakers will also discuss the role of federal enforcement, gaps in network oversight, and the resulting implications for organizations that operate in the health care space.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Identify how information blocking principles are driving interoperability disputes on the national networks and in the courtroom
  • Analyze how access and privacy are competing narratives in interoperability conflicts
  • Assess enforcement gaps and litigation risk for organizations that operate in the health care space

Speaker Information:

Melissa (Mel) Soliz, Partner, Coppersmith Brockelman

Brendan Keeler, Interoperability Practice Lead, HTD

Amy Bagge-Smith, General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer & VP of Regulatory Affairs, Zus

 

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