HIE News Round Up: The Sequoia Project Releases Draft Information Blocking Resources; DirectTrust Increase; Epic Systems and Interoperability
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.
The Sequoia Project Releases Draft Information Blocking Resources
The Sequoia Project has released a set of draft resources for public feedback that aim to help entities better comply with the 21st Century Cures Rule information blocking requirements.
DirectTrust Supports 260 Million Direct Secure Messages in Q2 2022
DirectTrust saw a 14 percent increase in healthcare organizations leveraging direct secure messages In the second quarter of 2022 compared with the same period last year.
CA Org Taps Supportive Tech for Care Coordination Over Epic Systems
MarinHealth, a California-based health system, went live with APeX EHR system, the University of California San Francisco’s version of Epic Systems, to boost care coordination.
Improved EHR Functionality Needed for Behavioral Preventative Care
Standard EHR functionality falls short in supporting behavioral preventative healthcare, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA.
EHR Vendor Epic Systems: Applying as TEFCA QHIN a ‘Logical Next Step’
With over a decade of interoperability initiatives under its belt, EHR vendor Epic Systems is well-situated to fulfill the role of a qualified health information network (QHIN) in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
Q&A with Epic's Interoperability Chief on How Data-Sharing is Advancing
Becker's recently talked to Matt Doyle, Epic's software development team lead for interoperability, about what the company is doing to ease the sharing of patient information among healthcare providers across health systems, specialties and geographies.
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