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.

The Sequoia Project Announces Work Group Under TEFCA

The Sequoia Project has announced it will create the Common Agreement Work Group (CAWG) to develop the Common Agreement under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

Health Pros: ONC Should Publish Interoperability Rule Immediately

Four healthcare professionals are advising the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to ignore efforts from Epic Systems to delay the proposed interoperability and data blocking rule, which is intended to make it easier to share medical information.

EHR Usability Issues Increase After Implementation and Optimization

The majority of EHR usability problems occur after implementation when the EHR is continuously optimized, according to a new study.

ICU Care Best Practices Available on Epic, Cerner EHR Software

Best practices from The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Liberation Initiative are now available on Epic and Cerner EHR platforms.

Patient Matching Hurt by Data Errors, Lack of Government Support

Patient matching accuracy and rates across the country continue to be a challenge for hospitals and health information exchanges (HIEs), according to a survey conducted by the eHealth Initiative Foundation.

ONC Should Not Delay the Release of its Rule

“We strongly believe that Epic’s claims do not warrant a delay in the ONC releasing its rule,” according to this recent Health Affairs Op-Ed.

Like Spotify for Health Data: Tech Firms Crave App Opportunities

Patients should be able to get their health data as easily as their tunes on Spotify, but Apple, Google, and other tech giants are impatiently waiting for federal rules that guide how companies can seamlessly swap information, according to this recent Bloomberg Law article.

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