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.

HIPAA, State Laws Hamper Patient Data Exchange During COVID-19

State privacy regulations and HIPAA are making it more difficult for HIEs to send and receive patient data, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New HHS Rule Calls for FHIR Use Cases to Aid Data Exchange

New interoperability final rules will expand the use of application programming interfaces that make use of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standards.

EHR Optimization Fixes Equip Care Teams to Treat COVID-19 Patients

EHR optimization and implementing tools into the EHR are crucial to managing the spread of COVID-19, according to a study published in the Journal of Informatics in Health and Biomedicine.

How De-Identified Patient Data Access Fuels COVID-19 Research

EHR and data vendors are putting together and allowing access to de-identified patient data repositories to help their clients and researchers battle the spread of COVID-19.

Cerner Completes First Remote, Virtual EHR Implementation in TN

Cerner has launched its first virtual EHR implementation at Macon Community Hospital, a rural 25-bed critical access hospital in Tennessee, according to an emailed statement from the vendor. 

Public Health Agencies, Commercial Labs Warn Patchy IT Infrastructure Hobbling COVID-19 Response

The lack of a nationwide health IT infrastructure is making COVID-19 case reporting disjointed and duplicative, hamstringing the response to the pandemic, according to U.S. public health experts and commercial labs.

Reliance eHealth Collaborative Leverages IMAT Platform for Enhancing Data Reporting and Analytics for COVID-19 Response

Last week, we announced that Reliance eHealth Collaborative, a growing HIE in the Pacific Northwest, is leveraging the IMAT platform for developing and implementing a wide-range of use cases for enhancing its stakeholders’ COVID-19 response. 

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