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.

VA Launches ‘Strategic Review’ of EHR Modernization Program

The VA announced it is conducting a strategic review of its EHRM system to increase EHR productivity and clinical workflow optimization at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, WA, and future go-live sites.

Clinician EHR Workload, Cognitive Efforts Double After EHR Adoption

Clinician workload and cognitive efforts doubled after the first six months of EHR adoption, according to a new study.

Major CA FQHC Connects to Nonprofit Health Information Exchange

Arroyo Vista Family Health Center, a Los Angeles-based federally qualified health center (FQHC), has connected to the Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) HIE to gain access to its patient data exchange platform and boost care coordination.

How Health Information Exchange Facilitated COVID-19 Follow-Up

A local health information exchange (HIE) helped Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians identify COVID-19 patients diagnosed in the community and facilitate ambulatory COVID-19 symptom follow-up, according to a recent JAMIA study.

Stages of Health Information Exchange Implementation

Providers and health IT professionals across the country are demanding health information exchange, but developing a sufficient infrastructure is challenging, according to this EHR Intelligence article.

Improve Data Security and Interoperability for Public Health Agencies

The healthcare industry continues to look for better ways to share information to improve the quality of patient care. However, implementing patient portal systems — and the processes behind them — presents several technical challenges when information needs to pass across different organizations, including health agencies in government, according to this recent Fed Scoop article.

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