HIE News Round Up: Rucker Reflects on ONC Tenure; EHR Clinician Burnout; and Rural HIE Boosts Public Health Reporting
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.
Don Rucker Reflects on Highs and Lows of Tenure as ONC Head and the Future of Health IT
Rucker has been national coordinator since 2017, and this Healthcare Dive exit interview looked back and forecasts what industry might expect from the Biden administration.
Health Experts Misjudged EHR Clinician Burnout at HITECH Act Passage
Following the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009 and the subsequent increase in EHR adoption, clinicians and healthcare experts significantly underestimated the degree of clinician burnout and its contributing factors, according to a new JAMIA study.
AZ Health Information Exchange to Integrate SDOH Data Tool
Health Current, Arizona’s statewide health information exchange, announced it is implementing a closed loop referral platform for its users to gain a greater understanding of social determinants of health (SDOH) and enhance data exchange.
US GAO Recommends VA Pause EHR Modernization Project
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should postpone future deployments of its new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) system.
How a Rural HIE Boosted its Public Health Reporting, Data Exchange
Providers in North Dakota were utilizing paper forms before COVID-19, but the North Dakota Health Information Network streamlined the process for faster public health reporting and patient data exchange results.
5 Keys for Safely Sharing Ethics Consultation Notes in the EHR
A new article published in the AMA Journal of Ethics argues that ethics consultation notes should absolutely be included in patient portals and the EHR.
Machine Learning Helps Cancer Center with Targeted COVID-19 Outreach
Regional Cancer Care Associates used machine-learning algorithms to identify patients at highest risk for COVID-19 during the pandemic, and help it direct care coordination resources.
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