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 Expects to Open TEFCA Interoperability Network Applications Q2

Officials projected that ONC will begin accepting QHIN applications for the TEFCA interoperability framework during Q2, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

FHIR API Interoperability Relies on Standardized Endpoint Publication

Interoperability of Health Level Seven (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) application programming interfaces (APIs) requires health IT developers to publish FHIR endpoints, according to the ONC.

GAO Calls on VA to Address EHRM Health Data Management Issues

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs to address health data management challenges for its EHR modernization (EHRM) project, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that raises patient safety concerns related to data quality.

Health Data Exchange Alliance DirectTrust Calls for Director Nominees

DirectTrust has announced a call for nominations for new directors to help guide the non-profit industry alliance’s health data exchange efforts.

Healthcare Dealmakers—IBM sells off Watson Health Assets; Centene Closes Magellan Health Acquisition

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, payers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge, and here’s a round up of the latest deals from Fierce Healthcare.

How NFTs Could Transform Health Information Exchange

A new study finds that nonfungible tokens (NFTs) or NFT-like frameworks can help incentivize a more democratized, transparent, and efficient system for health data exchange, where patients participate in decisions about how and with whom their PHI is shared.

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