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 Calls for Input on Electronic Prior Authorization Data Standards

ONC has released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on electronic prior authorization data standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria that could be adopted for the ONC Health IT Certification Program.

Additional EHR Data Privacy Key to Compel Consumer Data Sharing

Patients are no more likely to share their medical and EHR data than they are personal data from other parts of their lives, according to a new study.

HEALTHeLINK HIE Sees Increase in Population Health Data Sharing

HEALTHeLINK, the health information exchange (HIE) for Western New York, worked on a total of 83 different projects in 2021 focused on improving data sharing for use cases such as population health management.

Health IT Firm Taps CommonWell Network, Health Equity Data Sharing

Chicago-based health IT firm CareAdvisors tapped the CommonWell Health Alliance network to create an open-source data sharing service to support health equity efforts.

Consumers Reluctant to Share Finance, Social Media Data for Health-Related Use

Consumers are reluctant to hand over personal data about their location, social media use and finances for health-related use, according to a new JAMA study.

Telehealth Lobbying is Soaring to New Heights

Hospitals nationwide are rapidly increasing their investments in digital health to help develop novel software and artificial intelligence tools – which is also driving up increased lobbying efforts around telehealth.

Everything You Wanted to Know About TEFCA (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Healthcare IT News is offering these insights from a data sharing expert regarding the new Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement from the ONC.

Nurse Burnout Even Bigger Challenge Than Physician Burnout

Nurse burnout is becoming a major problem, and better healthcare IT that requires less time spent with an EHR will help, according to a recent HIT Consultant guest article from Dr. John M. Ciccone, CMO, DSS, Inc

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