Welcome to the Health Information Technology 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 HIT and health information exchange.

DirectTrust and Health Data Standards Org EHNAC Announce Completion of Merger

DirectTrust and health data standards organization Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) have announced the completion of their previously announced merger, effective January 4, 2023.

California HIE Earns NCQA Validated Data Stream Designation for Third Year

Manifest MedEx (MX), California’s statewide health information exchange (HIE), has earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation program for a third consecutive year.

EHNAC Announces Finalized 2023 Health IT Accreditation Criteria

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit health IT standards development organization, has released new versions of program criteria for its 19 accreditation programs and 3 beta accreditation programs.

Long-Term Digital Health Tool Use Linked to Demographic, Health Factors

Sociodemographic and health-related factors, like age, gender, education, and depressive symptoms, are significantly associated with the use of digital health devices long term, according to a new study.

Partnership to Expand Health Equity Data to Improve Community Health

A collaboration between the University of Notre Dame Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society and Accenture aims to address community health challenges by expanding health equity data and applying analytics approaches to identify care gaps.

Financial Challenges for Health Systems Will Likely Persist in 2023

Hospitals and health systems will likely face another year of financial challenges in 2023 as they expect to continue grappling with inflation, staffing shortages, and low margins, according to data from Deloitte.

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