HIE News Round Up: ONC and United States Core Data; Widespread FHIR Uptake Expected by 2024; and EHR Burnout
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.
Pew Urges ONC to Expand USCDI to Boost Patient Data Exchange
The ONC should expand the data required in the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) to improve public health efforts and patient data exchange, according to Pew Charitable Trusts.
API Adoption Slow, Widespread FHIR Uptake Expected by 2024
Only 24 percent of healthcare companies currently utilize application programming interfaces (APIs) at scale, according to data from the Engine Group.
Indian Health Service Requests Health IT Strategic Planning Aid
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is looking for recommendations from the healthcare industry to develop, enhance, and publish a new health IT strategic plan.
EHR Vendor, Organizational Relationship Key to EHR Satisfaction
EHR satisfaction and success are possible with any EHR system after improved organizational and vendor teamwork, according to a recent KLAS Impact Report.
Ambulatory Docs Spend 5-Plus Hours on EHR Use Per Day
Ambulatory physicians spend more than five hours on EHR use for every eight hours of scheduled patient time, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).
Are Virtual, Hybrid EHR Implementations Here to Stay?
Virtual EHR implementations occurred as a direct result of COVID-19, but the hybrid EHR implementation could be the future of implementations, according to EHR Intelligence.
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