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.

ONC Sets Sights on Interoperability, Information-Blocking Rule Enforcement

The ONC has spent the last 10 years building a foundation for functional electronic health record systems, and now’s the time to consider what opportunities there are beyond core EHR capabilities, according to National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi.

Healthcare System Meets CMS Final Rule with API EHR Integration

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System integrated an application programming interface (API) into its EHR to adhere to the new Medicaid/Medicare conditions of participation rule and promote interoperability across its healthcare ecosystem.

Health System Connects to Statewide HIE For Interoperability Boost

Parkview Health, a 10-hospital health system in northeast Indiana, has joined the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) to support statewide, data-driven public health efforts powered by interoperability. 

How Do Leading EHR Vendors Stack Up Against Each Other?

As the digital health transformation progresses, the use of health IT continues to grow. New KLAS reports outline the strengths and weaknesses of four of the top EHR vendors in terms of interoperability, cost, and more.

EHR Optimization Forecasts Birth Volume with Predictive Model

EHR optimization allowed for a model to successfully predict an initial decline in births associated with COVID-19 at a university healthcare system, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Collaboration Fuels Best Practices for Health IT Implementation

For successful health IT implementation, organizations should develop central governing bodies that incorporate the perspectives of frontline workers to form best practices, according to new research.

CMS Starts Posting Nursing Home Vaccination Rates

Federal regulators have unveiled the first round of COVID-19 vaccination data for individual nursing homes on the CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data website.

Study: Americans View Remote Monitoring of Health Favorably

A new study from MSI International found that 4 out of 5 of Americans are in favor of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), and nearly one-half are very favorable towards incorporating it into medical care.

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