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.

HL7 Celebrates 10 Years of FHIR Health IT Data Standard

Health Level Seven (HL7) International celebrates 10 years of international development and implementation of the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) health IT data standard.

MI HIE Appoints Officials to Help Guide Interoperability Efforts

Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) has announced three new board of director members to help steer the state’s health information exchange (HIE) and interoperability efforts.

Colorado Health IT Roadmap Outlines HIE, Interoperability Goals

Colorado’s Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) has released an updated health IT roadmap, which outlines the state’s data sharing approach that aims to enhance interoperability and improve care coordination.

Health Insurers Get Reprieve From Medicare’s Data Exchange Rules

Health insurance plans won’t be required to implement new rules aimed at speeding up data sharing among health-care payers until a future rule establishes a standard format for data exchange, the Medicare agency said.

VA Announces New Plan, Roles for EHR Implementation Program

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated its EHR implementation plan to address challenges revealed in this year’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program strategic review. 

PODCAST: DirectTrust Interoperability Heroes Recognizes Those Advancing Health Data Exchange

In this recent RosettaHealth podcast interview, Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Director of Communications at DirectTrust, discusses all things about the DirectTrust Interoperability Heroes Initiative.

To learn more about how RosettaHealth can assist with any health information challenges you might have, book a free consultation with one of our interoperability experts.