HIT News Round Up: First Group of TEFCA QHINs; Standardized SDOH CDS and Health Equity; and Time to Amplify Virtual Care Experiences

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.

HHS Ushered in the First Group of TEFCA's Qualified Health Information Networks

The Department of Health and Human Services celebrated the inaugural cohort of companies approved to begin onboarding as Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHIN, within the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

ONC Brief Outlines How Standardized SDOH CDS Can Support Health Equity

Clinical decision support (CDS) that includes social determinants of health (SDOH) factors could help advance health equity and improve health outcomes, according to an ONC brief.

8 in 10 Care Orgs Collect SDOH Data, But EHR Coding Challenges Persist

Nearly eight in 10 healthcare organizations collect social determinants of health (SDOH) data. Still, challenges related to the EHR coding of this data persist, according to a recent AHIMA survey. 

Why Collaboration is Key to Optimizing Digital Health

The AMA is hosting a webinar that highlights how patients and physicians are navigating a fractured health care arena that spans across brick-and-mortar buildings and the virtual world that they embraced in 2020. 

Ensuring Digital Health Solutions Help, Not Harm

With the rise of digital health solutions, the healthcare industry has an opportunity to re-imagine care delivery – and the Digital Medicine Society’s Applied Digital Health Ethics course is ready to prepare healthcare professionals for this new future.

Why It’s Time to Amplify Virtual Care Experiences

Wolters Kluwer is sharing these insights into how companies and start-ups can play a key role in helping amplify the quality and the experience of virtual care for both clinicians and patients.

Using a Patient-Reported Outcome Tool to Make EHR Data Actionable

American Orthopedic Partners is leveraging a new tool to unify and consolidate data from disparate EHRs in an effort to make it actionable for providers.


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