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 Information Blocking Rule Compliance Relies on HIPAA-Defined Terms

Understanding ONC information blocking rule compliance depends upon a clear understanding of HIPAA-defined terms related to patient health information, according to the ONC.

GAO Appoints Seven New Members to Health IT Advisory Committee

Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), has announced the appointment of seven members to the Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC).

VA Awards Regenstrief Institute Learning Health System Fellowship

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Regenstrief Institute and the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center for Health Information and Communication (CHIC) a VA fellowship in health services research and development that will focus on learning health systems.

UT Pilots Health IT for Social Services, Healthcare Interoperability

Dell Medical School at the University of Texas (UT) is piloting health IT that aims to enhance social services referral interoperability between clinics and service providers.

How ePrescribing EHR Integrations Can Mitigate Clinician Burden

As clinician burden rises to a record high, ePrescribing EHR integrations are a key tool to combat burnout, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

Oracle-Cerner Deal Success Will Rely on Data Interoperability

Oracle inked an agreement Dec. 20 to acquire Cerner for $28.3 billion — the software giant's biggest deal ever. However, whether the deal is successful may depend on Oracle's ability to work past healthcare data silos across the industry, according to a Forrester analyst.

The HIE Santa Clause is Coming to Town: How to Outlast the HIE Burgermeister Meisterburger in 2021

 Buff Colchagoff, CEO of RosettaHealth, authored his annual holidays article for Health IT Answers, and this year’s piece focuses on challenges that HIEs can overcome in 2022.

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