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.

HIE Collaboratives Boost Interoperability Through Shared Best Practices

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are paving the way for nationwide interoperability, and HIE collaboratives are amplifying these efforts through shared best practices.

WEDI: HHS No Surprises Act Needs Data Standards to Prevent Burden

In response to the HHS interim final rule implementing provisions of the No Surprises Act, WEDI called for the development of data standards to ensure interoperability of patient health data and prevent administrative burden.

Hospital Public Health Reporting Hiccups Common Before COVID-19

Just prior to COVID-19, 71 percent of hospitals experienced public health reporting challenges, according to a new ONC data brief that highlights flaws in the national data exchange infrastructure.

4 Considerations for Patient Data Access, Patient Data Requests

Understanding legislative requirements, the cost of issuing patient data access, and streamlining provider workflows for records releases are key to facilitating and meeting patient data requests, according to a literature review published in the Journal of AHIMA.

5 EHR Optimizations for Enhanced Clinical Decision Support

EHR optimizations can support risk calculation, streamlined health IT workflows, and precision medicine for enhanced clinical decision support, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

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