HIE News Round Up: HHS Interoperability Timeline; COVID-19 and Health Data Exchange; and HealtHIE Nevada News

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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.

HHS Considers Rolling Back Interoperability Timeline Amid COVID-19

HHS is considering pushing back the timeline for payers, providers and health IT vendors to come into compliance with its two sweeping rules to promote interoperability as the healthcare system struggles with the novel coronavirus outbreak.

COVID-19 Exposes Lack of Health Data Exchange, Interoperability

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has put the importance of health data exchange and interoperability under a microscope, but the ONC interoperability rule is a step in the right direction.

2 Major NY Health Information Exchanges Announce Merger

Two key players in New York’s public health information exchange (HIE), Healthix and New York Care Information Gateway (NYCIG), have merged to create a wider footprint across the state.

5 CA FQHCs Connect to Nonprofit Health Information Exchange

Five federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Southern California have connected to the Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) nonprofit health information exchange (HIE) to access its health data exchange platform and enhance care coordination.

Patients Want Full Health Record Access With Added Security

Patients want enhanced data sharing for providers and patients, but they also stressed the importance of patient data privacy and security, according to a Pew Charitable Trust focus group.

3 Consequences of Patient Matching, Health Record Issues

Patient safety, hospital finances, and patient privacy are all at risk when patient matching falls short, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

HealtHIE Nevada Fully Prepared for ONC Interoperability Rule

Michael Gagnon, the Executive Director for HealtHIE Nevada, discusses how his HIE is prepared for the ONC interoperability rule, in a recent EHR Intelligence article.


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