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: Biden Admin Eyeing Vaccine Passports

The Biden administration is exploring the development of COVID-19 vacine passports, according to Micky Tripathi, head of the Office of the National Coordinator.

APIs Need Increased Standardization, Tools to Lift Data Research

Current application programming interfaces (APIs) need increased standardization and tools to expand use in research and data extraction, according to a new ONC report.

HHS Awards HIE Funding to Boost Patient Data Exchange in Texas

HHS has awarded funding to the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA) and HASA, a regional health information exchange (HIE) in Texas, to improve patient data exchange between HIEs and immunization information systems.

CVS Health Aims to Alleviate Clinician Burnout Through EHR Alerts

CVS Health is striving to mitigate clinician burnout by limiting the number of EHR alerts, according to CVS Health’s Health Trends Report 2021.

Team-Based Approach Key to Boost EHR Public Health Reporting

Public health reporting challenges during COVID-19 are a direct result of EHR inefficiencies, although these challenges could be mitigated by forming cross-functional teams, according to a new study.

Idaho HIE Reduces Duplication Rate to Less Than 1 Percent with MPI Tech

The Idaho Health Data Exchange has incorporating advanced data sharing capabilities and actionable data insights with its master patient index.

Turning the Lowest Common Denominator into High-Quality Data Exchange

Transitioning to cloud fax is a straightforward and relatively simple task with a quick return on investment, according to this recent Health IT Analytics article.

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