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.

How a Health Information Exchange Can Boost COVID-19 Vaccination

Two healthcare professionals from Brookings Institution recently explained how public health officials can leverage health information exchange platforms to monitor COVID-19 vaccination statuses and outbreaks.

Senators Attempt to Improve Electronic Health Records a Second Time Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

A bipartisan group of senators is taking a second stab at improving patient record matching among health-care providers -- this time to aid COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

CT Health Information Exchange Inks 25 Providers to Expand Network

CONNIE, Connecticut’s statewide health information exchange, has announced the addition of 25 healthcare providers, highlighted by two of the state’s largest providers, to its future network.

Health Data Can Help Close the Cultural Awareness and Trust Gaps Exposed By COVID-19

When healthcare leaders trust each other enough to share essential information on their patients — either through their own decisions or through forced policy change — real progress can be made on building patient trust and, as a result, real progress on better health.

Six Health Information Exchange Organizations Across the U.S. Form New Consortium

A group of national leaders in health information exchange (HIE) announced their formation of the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI), which aims to see individual and population health improve nationwide through robust electronic health data interoperability. 

Epic Systems, athenahealth, MEDITECH Top 2021 Best in KLAS Awards

Epic Systems topped its EHR vendor competitors, taking home 11 Best in KLAS 2021 awards, highlighted by the Top Overall Software Suit for the 11th straight year and the Top Overall Physician Practice Vendor.

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