Welcome to the Health Information Exchange Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to health information exchange

ONC Releases US Core Data for Interoperability Draft Version 2

The ONC has released the Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 2 (USCDI v2) to enhance interoperability and patient data exchange between patients, providers, and other users.

Information Blocking by EHR Vendors, Health Systems Still Prevalent

Even with information blocking regulations looming, health systems and EHR vendors are still conducting information blocking practices, according to a recent JAMA study.

The Sequoia Project to Launch Emergency Preparedness Workgroup

The Sequoia Project announced that it will launch an Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup focused on interoperability and health IT challenges to support emergency preparedness. 

A Deep Dive into the EHR COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Process

Clinicians at Truman Medical Centers and University Health in the Kansas City metro area administered the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in its area in early December and has since administered hundreds of vaccines.

AR Rural Hospitals Get Help to Boost Health Information Exchange

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has announced it has awarded $250,000 to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) to further expand and enhance its health information exchange (HIE).

Improving Interoperability by Moving From Perfection to Pragmatism

Thanks to ongoing progress in the interoperability of medical information, clinicians can increasingly view patient data from other sites of care in their EHR, but there’s still much more that needs to be done.

How Health IT Interoperability Will Impact Healthcare in 2021

The unexpectedness of 2020 will lead to greater patient data exchange, interoperability, and innovation, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

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