HIE News Round Up: An HIE Implements SDOH Data; Rise of Data Exchange in Telehealth; and the National Patient identifier
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.
NE Health Information Exchange to Implement SDOH Data
Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII), Nebraska’s statewide health information exchange (HIE), announced it is implementing behavioral health data, such as social determinants of health (SDOH), into its HIE.
Enhancing Disease Reporting Through Health Information Exchange
Using a health information exchange (HIE) to pre-populate case reporting forms into a provider’s workflow, can increase disease reporting rates and thoroughness of information, according to a new study.
COVID-19 Spotlights 3 Payer Telehealth Expansion Challenges
Payer telehealth strategies face the challenges of determining coverage for new and different sites of care and technologies as well as state and federal regulatory boundaries.
What is a National Patient Identifier and Why is It Important?
Patient matching has been a hot button issue for over two decades and the National Patient Identifier could be the final answer.
How a Total EHR System Overhaul Can Support Value-Based Care
COVID-19 and the value-based care model are exposing EHR weaknesses, and the system must undergo a transformation focusing on a patient’s plan for health, rather than a sole emphasis on a patient’s medical record, according to an op-ed published in the Harvard Business Review.
Reimagining The EHR For Improved Physician Well-Being
DSS recently authored this recent Health IT Outcomes guest article about why we need to re-think how current EHRs function and operate.
RosettaHealth Provides Fast, Easy Access to Clinical Data for Telehealth
Since many of our stories in this week’s news round up focus on telehealth, we thought it was only appropriate to spotlight the new RosettaHealth solution for telehealth vendors.
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