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.

EHR Usability Outshines AI as Top Health IT Priority of Healthcare Execs

Healthcare executives are thinking about more than AI, according to a recent Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) poll that found improving EHR usability is medical group leaders' top health IT priority. 

Data Sharing and AI Top Federal Health Agency Priorities in 2024

Government is on a mission to address health disparities and close gaps through technology, thanks to programs such as CDC Move Forward, according to this recent GovCIO article.

How to Give Consumers Control of Their Health through Digital Health

Depending on how healthcare leaders implement them, digital health tools can either complicate the healthcare system or empower consumers. Learn more in this Industry Perspectives podcast interview.

White House Playbook Tackles Data Innovation for Social Determinants of Health

The White House is emphasizing data modernization improvements as part of a first-of-its-kind playbook to promote health equity in the public health ecosystem, according to this recent GovCIO article.

National Law Review: Current State of Digital Health

There have been exciting advancements in the digital health space over the past few years that are truly changing lives, but the sector seems to be experiencing a reset as investment drops off. Here are some current investment trends in digital health and what investors are looking for moving forward from National Law Review. 

AI Has Arrived in Your Doctor’s Office; and Washington Doesn’t Know What to Do

Washington hasn’t written the rules for the new artificial intelligence in health care even though doctors are rapidly deploying it — to interpret tests, diagnose diseases and provide behavioral therapy, according to this recent POLITICO article.

How the Shakeup at OpenAI Underscores the Need for AI Standards in Healthcare

The leadership turmoil within OpenAI is triggering calls for stepped-up efforts to establish standards for how generative AI is used across the healthcare industry, where experts worry that one or two companies could end up with too much control.

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