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.

eHealth Exchange Taps Electronic Case Reporting for Interoperability

eHealth Exchange, the nation’s largest health information exchange, launched COVID-19 electronic case reporting (eCR) in connection with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and OCHIN to increase interoperability between providers and public health agencies.

What the Interoperability Rule Will Mean for Payers in 2021

Although the interoperability rule will not be implemented until mid-2021, payers can be aware of what to expect regarding how this rule will change their processes, as outlined in a recent AHIP brief. 

How VA is Attempting to Increase Interoperability, Boost its EHR System

While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has faced considerable health IT challenges in the past few years, the VA is attempting to increase its interoperability and enhance its health information exchange and new EHR system.

How a Rural Hospital Got an Interoperability Boost During COVID-19

COVID-19 triggered a variety of changes at a 25-bed rural hospital in Arkansas, highlighted by an interoperability increase and a remote EHR implementation.

Data Standardization Tool Normalizes COVID-19 Test Terms in EHR

 A well-developed data standard tool that automatically normalizes and characterizes COVID-19 testing names to LOINC dataset can support secondary use of EHRs for COVID-19 research and enhance interoperability, according to a recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).

How a NY HIE Transformed Healthcare for its Homeless Population

As a result of an increase in the homeless population, Healthix, a public health information exchange (HIE) that covers New York City and Long Island, used a coordinated approach to improve the health outcomes of individuals without stable housing

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