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.

Telehealth May Help Payers Control Uncertain Healthcare Spending

Mental healthcare utilization and specialty drug spending will increase healthcare spending in 2021, but this will be counterbalanced to some degree by widespread telehealth adoption and narrower networks, PwC’s 2021 medical cost trend report found. 

How EHR Telehealth Integration Evolved Patient Care During COVID-19

A medical group located in a mountainous part of Georgia was granted free access to a telehealth EHR tool and so far, it’s changed the way they provide patient care. 

Delaware Enables EHR Integration of PDMP Data for Patient Safety

The Delaware Division of Professional Regulation is enabling EHR integration of prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data to ensure safer prescribing practices across the state.

Epic Connects With HCSC on Payer Data Exchange Platform

Health Care Service Corporation, a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association with some 16 million members covered by health plans in five states, announced that it is working with Epic to build a bi-directional exchange platform to connect payers with providers.

EHR Usability Leads to Better Patient Care, Work-Life Balance

While users are able to acknowledge the importance of EHRs in regards to patient care, clinicians also realize the negative impact poor EHR usability brings to work-life integration and patient interaction, according to a recent JAMA Network Open study.

Utah Health Information Exchange Enters Life Insurance Realm

Utah’s statewide health information exchange, Utah Health Information Network (UHIN), announced it is partnering with MIB, a life insurance-based health data exchange, to securely make patient data available between the HIE and MIB’s members. 

University of North Florida Develops EHR Training Program

The University of North Florida (UNF) has announced a new EHR training program to help graduating students prepare for future jobs in the health IT field. 

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