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.

Debate Over ONC Interoperability Rule Roils Onward

Leaders at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF Health) have penned a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar in support of the ONC for Health Information Technology’s proposed interoperability rule.

HHS Finalizes Strategies to Combat EHR Clinician Burden

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a set of strategies aimed at combating health IT-related burdens on healthcare providers.

ONC Sets Sights on EHR Data, Infrastructure for Health IT Research

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT has released the National Health IT Priorities for Research: A Policy and Development Agenda, which outlines a vision of health IT infrastructure between clinical and research networks.

How HIEs Are Promoting Interoperability for Rural Providers

From natural disasters to under-populated hospitals, rural providers are facing the challenges and getting the help they need from their local HIEs.

Pew to Develop Roadmap on Biometrics to Enhance Patient Matching

Pew Charitable Trusts and RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, announced a partnership to develop the use of biometric technology to enhance patient matching in healthcare settings.

More than 44 Million Patient Health Records Compromised in 2019 in the U.S.

According to this recent Security Boulevard article, more than 44 million patient health records where compromised last year.

HASA Removing Health Information Exchange Barriers for Hospitals and Providers in Texas

Last week, HASA announced that it has received a Texas Health Information Exchange Implementation Advanced Planning Document (HIE IAPD) contract aimed at removing cost barriers for HIE participation in Texas.

RosettaHealth Launches HealthBus Workflows at HIMSS20

Last week, we announced the launch of our HealthBus Worklflows solution, which enables the crafting and deploying of client-specific health data exchange workflows.

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