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.

DirectTrust Announces 31% Increase in 2021 Direct Secure Messages

Healthcare industry alliance DirectTrust supported more than 945 million direct secure messages during 2021, representing a 31 percent increase over the total number of transactions in 2020.

Tripathi: Cures Act Provisions to Transform Interoperability in 2022

Key provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act will help transform healthcare interoperability in 2022, according to Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT.

How Health IT Design, Data Standards Can Help Boost Health Equity

While health IT cannot address all of the factors that drive health disparities, ensuring technology is designed with health equity in mind is crucial, ONC officials recently noted.

Hospital APM Participation Not Linked to Interoperability Improvement

Hospital alternative payment model (APM) participation was not associated with enhanced interoperability, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum.

FDA Made Improving Diagnostic Test Data the Focus of its Pandemic Response

Improving the use of diagnostic test data to inform public health decision-making was the “primary focus” of the Food and Drug Administration’s pandemic response, according to the agency’s chief medical officer for in vitro diagnostics.

EHR Vendor Cerner Partners with SSA for Disability Claims Data Sharing

EHR vendor Cerner has announced a new agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that aims to simplify patient disability benefits claims through secure, clinical EHR data sharing from health systems.

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