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.

EHR Interoperability, Patient Data Access Key to Precision Medicine

The development of the ONC’s final interoperability rule could make precision medicine a reality in the future, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

CA Health Information Exchange Gets State Trusted Exchange Nod

Orange County Partners in Health (OCPH) Health Information Exchange (HIE) has earned California Trusted Exchange Network (CTEN) certification, the organization announced.

HHS Targets Social Determinants of Health With Healthy People 2030

The Department of Health & Human Services has outlined its 10-year objectives as part of Healthy People 2030, highlighting targets for addressing the social determinants of health over the next decade.

CDT, eHI Unveil Draft Consumer Health Data Privacy Framework

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and eHealth Initiative and Foundation (eHI) released its draft consumer health data privacy framework designed to define data in need of protection and the rules and standards needed to protect health information not protected by HIPAA.

Allscripts Inks 18 New Physician Practices for EHR Implementation

Eighteen new physician practices have tapped Allscripts EHR for the vendor’s ambulatory and population health solutions intending to improve operations and revenue for their respective health organizations.

Top 4 Recent Health Payer Innovative Consolidations, Partnerships

As the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact has become slightly more manageable, the health payer industry saw some recent healthcare industry merger and acquisition announcements.

How COVID-19 Affected Member Engagement in Wellness Programs

The coronavirus pandemic may be having an effect on Americans’ exercise life, a recent UnitedHealthcare survey discovered, which may in turn impact payer wellness programming to meet employee expectations.

Health Information Exchange Deal Boosts Interstate Interoperability

The University of Missouri (MU) Tiger Institute Health Alliance (TIHA) announced a partnership with the Lewis And Clark Information Exchange (LACIE), an HIE with more than 30 members throughout Missouri and Kansas, aiming to expand interoperability and patient data exchange across Missouri and Kansas. 

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