HIE News Round Up: Clinical Decision Support in EHRs; ONC Data Sharing Projects; and Social Health Informatics

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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.

Clinical Decision Support in the EHR Cuts Healthcare Costs

EHR-based clinical decision support (CDS) interventions have an overall positive economic impact on health systems, according to a new study.

How COVID-19 Accelerated the Digital Transformation of Healthcare

Transformation, innovation, and connection are three main healthcare principals that have been put under a microscope during COVID-19. 

MedStar Health, Children's Hospital Win ONC Funding for Data Sharing Projects

The ONC announced four awards totaling more than $2.7 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity.

Employee Benefits Program Joins State Health Information Exchange

Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), Georgia’s statewide health information exchange (HIE), has enhanced its interoperability after connecting to My Medical Neighborhood Coalition on Health (MMNCH). 

Predictive Analytics Model Can Determine COVID-19 Outcomes

Using a predictive analytics model, providers can better project COVID-19 outcomes for improved decision-making and resource allocation, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Key Quality Measures for 2020, How to Select Measures Effectively

The Core Quality Measure Collaborative (CQMC), a partnership between America’s Health Insurance Plans, CMS, and the National Quality Forum (NQF) has released four new quality measure sets for 2020.

Report Questions Role of EHR in Nurse, Clinician Burnout Rates

Roughly 25 percent of nurses experience clinician burnout for a number of reasons, but EHR satisfaction isn’t one of them, according to a recent KLAS report.

A New Health IT Discipline: Social Informatics

Researchers at UCSF describe the emergence of a new field dedicated to better integrating and supporting the clinical use of social determinants of health data.

 


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