The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) was signed into law on Dec. 13, 2016. The bipartisan legislation has provisions for the development and delivery of drugs and medical devices, acceleration of research into serious illnesses, addressing the opioid crisis, and improving mental health services. High impact provisions relevant to healthcare providers, health IT developers, and patients focus on improving health information access and exchange.In this episode, guest host Melanie Turner, Associate Vice President of Application Services at UAB Health speaks with John Travis, the Vice President for Regulatory Research and Strategy with Cerner Corporation. This episode features perspectives from a Health IT vendor and health care provider regarding the changes that the law requires, focused in particular on the Information Blocking rules recently promulgated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to support the Cures Act.