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 is the Number One Pandemic Tech Problem

A new report found that nearly half healthcare executives say that either telehealth functionality or capacity has been their primary problem to solve during the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis. 

Idaho HIE Integrates Remote Patient Monitoring Platform

Idaho Health Data Exchange (IHDE) announced that it is implementing a remote patient monitoring platform, combining IHDE’s patient health data and its existing telehealth capabilities to boost remote patient care.

COVID-19 Triggers ePrescribing, Direct Messaging Increase

Throughout the spread of COVID-19, healthcare providers have increased their use of ePrescribing, direct messaging, and prescription price transparency tools to streamline patient care and boost patient data exchange, according to a recent Surescripts report.

Payer Seeks to Democratize Social Determinants of Health Data

Blue Shield of California has created the Neighborhood Health Dashboard generator for elevating community health across the entire state of California. 

MO Regional Data Exchange Promotes COVID-19 Data Flow

The St. Louis Regional Data Alliance has launched the St. Louis Regional Data Exchange, an online portal that bonds more than 400 regional public data sets incorporating local COVID-19 and demographic data.

Coalition Calls On Congress to Lift National Patient Identifier Ban

Following vote in the House of Representatives to remove the bill prohibiting the use of federal funds for the adoption of a national patient identifier (NPI), the Premier Healthcare Alliance and the Patient ID Coalition call on the US Senate to also lift the ban.

How Payers Can Calm Member Fears, Push Virtual Care Adoption

As the healthcare landscape is becoming more digitized, payers can take steps to prevent members from falling back into old, non-digital forms of care, a recent Accenture report highlighted.

How EHR Optimization Can Cut Clinician Burden for Allergists

Further EHR optimization, the integration of EHR scribes, and implementation of clinical decision support (CDS) and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems could boost patient care and reduce clinician burden for allergists.

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