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.

ONC Outlines Health IT Interoperability Progress in Report to Congress

Health IT interoperability has grown significantly in the past decade, with 96 percent of hospitals using ONC-certified EHRs in 2021 compared to 28 percent in 2011, according to a recent ONC report for Congress.

DirectTrust to Enhance Data Exchange Directory Through AWS Initiative

DirectTrust has been selected as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative to enhance the DirectTrust Directory for health data exchange.

Regenstrief Releases LOINC Updates to Support Health Data Exchange

Regenstrief Institute has issued its semi-annual release of LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes), which contains 608 new concepts to support health data exchange across the care continuum. 

Maryland HIE Expands Medicaid Redetermination Notification Project

CRISP, Maryland’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE), has expanded its Medicaid Redetermination Notification project to all interested providers and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs).

Slow System Response Time Hampers Clinician EHR Satisfaction

Slow system response time prevents healthcare organizations from leveraging health IT to its fullest potential and limits clinician EHR satisfaction, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative research report.

VA to Use Legacy VistA EHR for Up to 10 Years Amid Paused Oracle Cerner EHRM

The VA will continue to use its VistA legacy EHR system for the next five to ten years as the agency faces delays in the implementation of the Oracle Cerner EHRM program.

Lawmaker and Staffer Health Data Exposed in Insurance Breach

Sensitive health data from both lawmakers and staffers in the U.S. House of Representatives has been compromised following a cyberattack on a District of Columbia health insurance provider.

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