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 Leader Tripathi Offers Tips for Interoperability Rule Success

The ONC is gearing up to help organizations succeed with all phases of the interoperability rule, focused mainly on moving a range of health IT levers in unison in both the short and long term, according to the newly appointed National Coordinator for Health IT, Micky Tripathi, PhD, MMP.

Pew: ONC Information Blocking Provisions Good First Step

The ONC should not further delay the rollout of upcoming 21st Century Cures Act provisions so healthcare stakeholders can reap the full benefits of the information blocking rules, according to Pew Charitable Trusts. 

4 Ways Health IT, EHRs Can Advance Precision Medicine

Healthcare stakeholders must enhance and address health IT data, health IT infrastructure, EHR integration, and policy development to achieve precision medicine, according to the ONC.

COVID-19 Triggers Increase in ePrescribing, Interoperability Tools

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers increased interoperability tool adoption to boost healthcare management, price transparency, and specialty medications, according to a Surescripts 2020 National Progress Report.

Strategies for EHR Documentation During Telehealth Visits

EHR telehealth integration is critical for enhanced EHR documentation, but other options could streamline the process, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

CT Health Information Exchange Adds First Integrated Delivery System

CTHealthLink (CTHL), a physician-led health information exchange (HIE) established in partnership with the Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS), added its first integrated delivery system to its network, Connecticut Children’s and the Connecticut Children’s Care Network (Care Network).

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