HIE News Round Up: HealtHIE Nevada Sees 36 Percent Increase in Patient Data Exchange; ONC and The Sequoia Project; and Telehealth News
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.
Nevada HIE Sees 36 Percent Increase in Patient Data Exchange
Using the RosettaHealth platform, HealtHIE Nevada has experienced a 36 percent increase in patient data exchange since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in early March.
Patient Data Exchange Barriers Impact COVID-19 Reporting
Over 40 percent of hospitals reported that public health agencies are unable to effectively receive patient data, which impacts the way COVID-19 is reported and treated, according to a study published in the Journal of Informatics in Health and Biomedicine.
ONC Awards $1.1M to The Sequoia Project to Renew TEFCA Deal
The ONC has awarded the Sequoia Project $1.1 million to continue its role in implementing the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
CT Health Information Exchange Signs First Client, CTHealthLink
After years of hurdling obstacles, Connecticut and the Health Information Alliance (HIA) has found its first health information exchange (HIE) client, Connecticut State Medical Society’s CTHealthLink exchange.
4 Ways Congress Can Leverage Health IT to Curb COVID-19
Pew Charitable Trusts outlined four ways that policymakers in Congress can build on existing systems and policies to strengthen the nation’s public health infrastructure for COVID-19 and future endeavors.
Johns Hopkins, Stony Brook (and More) Join NIH Collaborative to Build EHR Database For COVID-19 Research
Johns Hopkins University, Stony Brook University and Oregon Health & Science University are among a group of 15 institutions participating in the National Institutes of Health's $25 million collaborative to integrate data from hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 patient medical records with disease research.
Telehealth EHR Integration Key to Meet COVID-19 Demand
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, telehealth EHR integration helped UPMC Pinnacle train thousands of staff members in a week.
Epic Systems Takes the Leap to Remote, Virtual EHR Implementation
Valley Children’s Healthcare, which provides care for over 1.4 million children in the Madera County area of California, has completed a remote, virtual EHR implementation with Epic Systems.
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