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.

COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes $62.4M for Interoperable Public Health Data Systems

Congress ensured that millions of dollars will go toward public health data system modernization over the next five years, as part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill.

VA Taps Interoperability Platform for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it is leveraging its Veterans Data Integration and Federation Enterprise Platform (VDIF EP) to help deploy the COVID-19 vaccine to veterans, VA clinicians, and other VA individuals. 

How Health Information Exchange Addresses Rural SDOH Data Hang Ups

Idaho’s statewide health information exchange (HIE) integrated two valuable platforms to address SDOH data challenges and ease patient care access.

EMS Agencies Integrate EHR Patient Data into NY HIE Platform

Two New York-based emergency medical service (EMS) providers announced that they are now connected to Rochester RHIO to exchange EHR patient data, improve interoperability, and boost patient care across the state.

The Sequoia Project Adds Members to Interoperability Matters Initiative

The Sequoia Project added three subgroups, including healthcare providers, health IT developers, and health information exchanges (HIEs), to the existing Interoperability Matters Information Blocking Workgroup. 

CT Health Information Exchange Connects with Major Providers

CTHealthLink (CTHL), a physician-led health information exchange (HIE) established in partnership with the Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS), added two significant health systems to its network, Yale New Haven Health and UConn Health.

Born in a Manger: The Birth, Adolescence and Future Rise of Health Information Exchange

Buff Colchagoff, CEO of RosettaHealth, recently authored this guest article for Health IT Answers, which offers a holiday-twist on the rise of health information exchange.

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