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.

Health Information Exchanges May Grow Digital Divide in Referrals

By participating in HIEs, physicians can increase their rate of referrals from and to other members by 44 percent to 46 percent. However, researchers suggest these benefits can grow the digital divide as they are at the expense of non-participating physicians.

Health IT Developers Take Strides Toward ONC Cures Update Criteria

Health IT developers are making steady progress in fulfilling the new privacy and security certification criteria for the 2015 Edition Cures Update, according to the ONC.

TEFCA Interoperability Framework to Enhance Health Data Exchange, Security

The Trusted Exchange Framework and the Common Agreement (TEFCA) interoperability framework is set to streamline health data exchange for enhanced care delivery, and security will be coming into the forefronts, according to Lee Barrett, CEO of EHNAC.

Grants Slot COVID-19 Relief Funds for Community Health Data Sharing

Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH) has awarded organizations in Nebraska, New Mexico, Georgia, Utah, and Connecticut funding to support community partnerships with the state or local government and align COVID-19 relief funds for better health data sharing policy development.

Cerner CEO Comments on Workflow Management, Interoperability

Cerner’s CEO David Feinberg was a keynote speaker at ViVE last week, and he had some illuminating commentary about the state of workflow management and interoperability.

How an Open EHR Advances Usability for Healthcare Providers

Increasing connectivity between hospitals and health systems is vital, but EHR vendors must share this commitment, according to this recent Cerner blog post.

Where Radiology, AI and Interoperability Meet

Two Philips experts discuss how automation and data exchange are shaping the future of imaging, and how they can help streamline the workflows, in this recent Healthcare IT News article.

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