HIE News Round Up: Future of Interoperability; VA EHR Implementation Patient Safety Concerns; and Civitas News
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.
Interoperability: Where It's Headed, and Where IT Leaders will be Investing
In Healthcare IT News’ latest installment of “Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years,” a number of health IT leaders, primarily chief information officers (CIOs), discuss the future of health data interoperability.
FQHC Taps Cloud-Based EHR Implementation for Care Coordination
A federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Kentucky is leveraging a cloud-based EHR implementation from eClinicalworks to boost care coordination.
Congress Voices VA EHR Implementation Patient Safety Concerns
At a House Veterans Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee hearing on November 2, members of Congress said they fear VA is moving on to the next site for its EHR implementation before fully addressing patient safety and training concerns at the pilot site.
Civitas Networks for Health Announces Lisa Bari as CEO
Civitas Networks for Health, a national collaborative of member organizations working to use health information exchange, health data and multi-stakeholder, cross-sector approaches to improve health, recently announced the selection of Lisa Bari as CEO.
More than 100 Long-Term Care Facilities Achieve a 75% Staff Vaccination Status
The Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released a NHSN Vaccine Report – a summary for the nation and by state for the week ending October 17th 2021 – and more than 100 long-term care facilities have achieved 75% vaccination status.
Searching for UFOs in the Healthcare Technology Arena
Dr. John M. Ciccone, Chief Medical Officer at DSS, Inc., recently authored this Health IT Answers guest article that highlight Unidentified Financial Opportunities (UFOs) in the health IT arena.
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