HIE News Round Up: Potential Info Blocking Rule Delay; HHS Award for HIEs; and What Payers Need to Know About FHIR
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.
Trump Administration May Push Back Info Blocking Rule Again Due To COVID-19
The Trump administration is planning to delay the compliance deadlines for healthcare information blocking and interoperability regulations for a second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CO, AZ Health Information Exchanges Propose to Form Regional HIE
Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) and Health Current, an Arizona-based health information exchange (HIE), announced they are planning to join forces to create the most extensive regional HIE in the western part of the country.
HHS Awards Funding to Aid Public Health Agencies, HIEs
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced funding for five HIEs to enhance their public health emergency response efforts and coordination with state and local public health agencies.
Researchers Claim Hospitals Face Barriers to Public Health Data Reporting
A research team from the Harvard Business School has doubled down on its findings from earlier this year that hospitals are perceiving public health agencies' ability to receive data as a barrier to effective electronic exchange.
Can Social Informatics Improve Social Determinants of Health Data?
Social informatics could be the answer to some of healthcare’s social determinants of health (SDOH) data problems, according to the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).
HHS Launches Initiative to Measure Physician Health IT Use, Burden
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an initiative to measure health IT use among office-based physicians across the country.
What Payers Need to Know About FHIR
Although the deadline for compliance with the FHIR patient access rules is fast approaching, most payers are not prepared, according to this recent MedCity News article.
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