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.

Cures Act Presents Clinician Burden Challenges, EHR Inbox Volume

Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act patient data access mandates led to a twofold increase in EHR inbox volume, according to JAMA Network Open research.

EHR Vendor Cerner Launches Clinical Research Operating Unit

EHR vendor Cerner has announced the launch of a new operating unit, Cerner EnvizaSM, that aims to offer data-driven solutions and research services to advance the clinical research process 

Medical Center Launches Cloud-Based EHR Implementation for CDS

Somo Medical Center in Palm Beach County, Florida has begun a cloud-based EHR implementation from health IT vendor eClinicalWorks in efforts to improve clinical decision support (CDS).

Epic EHR Integration Supports Timely COVID-19 Treatment Delivery

Guthrie, a health system serving areas of New York and Pennsylvania, is leveraging an Epic EHR integration to deliver a novel treatment for high-risk COVID-19 patients.

EHNAC Releases New 2022 Accreditation Criteria Versions for Public Review

EHNAC, a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data, recently announced that it has posted new versions of program criteria for its 20 accreditation programs for public review.

Health Agencies Say Interoperability is Key to Sustainable Infrastructure

Leaders across the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA) are driving data interoperability to improve health outcomes and advance the infrastructure required for sustained success at scale.

EHRs Need to Become Federated HIE-as-a-Service Platforms

There’s an opportunity for EHR vendors to reposition the EHRs as federated HIE-as-a-service platforms that focus on gathering, normalizing, analyzing, and sharing data between providers, between payers, and with patients, according to this KLAS blog post.

CommonWell TV 2021: The Next Evolution in Health IT

In case you have not checked out CommonWell TV 2021, there are a wide-range of interviews and insights that are helping to advance the next phase of health data interoperability.

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