HIE News Round Up: HIEs and Interoperability Rule; Boosting Quality Reporting; and HHS Bronx RHIO News
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 HIEs Can Prepare Clients for the ONC Interoperability Rule
Health information exchanges (HIEs) will play a critical role in how providers will comply with the ONC Interoperability Rule, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.
Using Health Information Exchange Data Boosts Quality Reporting
Integrating health information exchange (HIE) data with EHR data provides a more accurate and complete view of quality reporting than patient data from one hospital source, according to a new study JAMIA.
ONC Leader Tripathi Says Health IT Agency Focused on 'Healthy Equity By Design'
At a recent Health IT Leadership Roundtable, ONC’s Micky Tripathi said that the agency is looking at health equity by design when developing standards around the collection of social determinants of health data, as an example.
HHS Awards Funding to Boost Patient Data Exchange in NY
HHS has awarded funding to the Bronx RHIO and HEALTHeLINK to enhance patient data exchange between HIEs and immunization information systems.
Clinical Decision Support Improves Patient Clinical Outcomes
Clinical decision support (CDS) tools have positive impacts on patient clinical outcomes and clinician performance when dealing with most diseases, according to a new study.
How Regenstrief Institute Has Enhanced COVID-19 Reporting in Indiana
COVID-19 reporting has been a significant challenge across the country, but Regenstrief Institute had the ability to leverage a strong statewide health information exchange to mitigate this challenge.
Four Ways that API-led Interoperability Will Drive Digital Healthcare Innovation
Via Public API, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to address problems highlighted after COVID-19 with CMS-9115-F, a directive that will give patients greater access to their healthcare data.
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