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 Data Exchange Barriers Impede Widespread Interoperability

Widespread interoperability among office-based physicians is lacking due to a number of health data exchange barriers, according to a recent ONC Data Brief.

The Sequoia Project Releases TEFCA Flow-Down Resource

The Sequoia Project, selected by ONC as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) for the TEFCA, has released a new resource to help healthcare organizations comply with the Common Agreement’s flow-down obligations.

ONC Releases United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 3

The ONC has released the United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 3 (USCDI v3), which expands upon USCDI v2 by adding new data classes and elements. 

EHNAC Releases New Criteria for Health IT Accreditation Programs

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit health IT data standards development organization, has released the finalized criteria for its three accreditation programs.

EHR Documentation Time Unaffected by Cures Act Patient Access Rule

The 21st Century Cures Act final rule mandating patient access to clinical notes has not meaningfully impacted clinician time on EHR documentation, according to a new study.

CMA Publishes Fact Sheet on CalHHS Data Exchange Framework

The California Medical Association (CMA) has published a fact sheet to help physicians understand the state’s new health data exchange framework and how it will affect California health care providers.

Nebraska HIE Endows Population Health Chair at Creighton

Highlighting the increasing importance of interoperable data to population health efforts, CyncHealth, the designated health information exchange (HIE) for Nebraska and western Iowa, has endowed a chair for population health at Creighton University in Omaha.

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