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.

EHNAC Releases Updates to Health IT Accreditation Programs for Public Review

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit health IT data standards development organization, announced that it has posted new versions of program criteria for three of its accreditation programs for public review.

CMS Releases Health Equity Strategy Centering on Outreach, Data Collection

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its strategy to improve health equity across the agency, detailing actions on how providers can identify and close gaps in care.

Tripathi: 2022 Pivotal for Digital Health Transformation, Health IT

At the recent virtual ONC annual meeting, Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT, noted that over the last decade, the agency has established an electronic overlay of the healthcare system to move away from the constraints of paper, brick, and mortar.

CAQH CORE Releases Guidelines to Improve Information Exchange

CAQH CORE, the author of national operating rules for the HIPAA-covered administrative transactions, recently released new operating rules to enhance information exchange and healthcare operations related to benefits coverage and supplemental documentation.

ONC LEAP Recipient Develops Framework for Patient EHR Data Consent

San Diego Health Connect, a recipient of an ONC Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health IT (LEAP) program award, developed a scalable consent framework to improve patients’ ability to convey their preferences regarding access to and use of their EHR data.

Are We Further Along with Interoperability Than We Think?

In a joint paper entitled “Opportunities for Private Sector Measures to Inform and Advance Interoperability Policy,” the Healthcare Leadership Council and UCSF proposed a set of measures to fill the interoperability measurement void.

athenahealth Engineers Honored for Mentorship of Women in Health IT

The Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) has recognized two engineers from EHR vendor athenahealth among its 2022 award winners for their commitment to supporting women in health IT.

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