Summary
The episode recaps the ASTP Annual Meeting, highlighting its role as the premier gathering for health‑tech and interoperability stakeholders and noting the scarcity of concrete announcements. The most significant insight came from a surprise panel on Information Blocking featuring the DOJ, FTC, OIG, and ASTP, which framed the rule as both a competition and compliance issue and linked it to antitrust concepts like the Sherman Act and the EU Digital Markets Act. Panelists discussed switching costs, lock‑in, and innovation stifling, implicitly signaling that Epic Systems is under federal scrutiny, though no formal accusations were made. The host outlines three potential enforcement pathways the agencies might pursue against Epic.
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