HIE News Round Up: COVID-19 Interoperability Gaps; Medi-Cal and Care Coordination; and Cerner Interoperability
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.
COVID-19 Public Health Data Systems Reveal Interoperability Gaps
An expert panel pointed out interoperability gaps and other faults in public health data systems that led to poor COVID-19 emergency response.
Health Data Exchange, Care Coordination to Support Medi-Cal in 2022
A better health data exchange and care coordination technology solution is going to support the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as it launches a program designed to address the multifaceted needs of Medi-Cal’s most vulnerable members.
Regional Health Information Exchanges Expand for Interoperability
Equality Health has partnered with three of the five regional health information exchanges (HIEs) in Texas to advance interoperability and care coordination.
Direct Messaging Boosts Interoperability for COVID-19 Vaccination
Surescripts Clinical Direct Messaging has played a vital role in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination effort by boosting interoperability between pharmacies and primary care providers.
Executives Report EHR, Health IT Solutions Stifling Innovation
Despite the rapid evolution of the digital health transformation, current health IT solutions – including the EHR – may be stalling innovation, according to research conducted by Sage Growth Partners on behalf of Lumeon.
Access To Personal Health Information Draws Data Security Concerns
As the digital health transformation progresses, many patients are pleased with increased access to personal health information. However, data security and privacy remains a concern for some, according to a new survey.
Cerner's Interoperability Chief on Pandemic Lessons Learned and a New Product Offering
In this recent Healthcare IT News article, Cerner’s VP of interoperability discusses the challenges of the past year-and-a-half, and describes the newest addition to the Cerner Unite suite, which can combine external and internal patient data in a more intuitive side-by-side view.
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