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 Finalizes Info Blocking Penalties for IT Vendors, Kickstarting Enforcement

Last week, the Biden administration finalized penalties for health IT companies found blocking the electronic flow of health information, freeing regulators to start investigating the backlog of information blocking complaints.

DirectTrust Releases Draft Criteria for RA Health IT Accreditation Programs

DirectTrust has announced a 60-day public comment and review period of the draft criteria for its updated suite of Registration Authority (RA) health IT accreditation programs.

NIH Publishes HL7 FHIR Guide for Maternal Health Data Exchange

National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published a Health Level Seven International (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR) implementation guide for maternal and infant health data exchange.

USVI Governor Signs Agreement for HIE Interoperability Pilot

The Governor of The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) has signed a “Letter of Intent” with CRISP Shared Services to participate in an interoperability pilot program that will lay the foundation for a health information exchange (HIE).

Survey: 1 in 3 Patients Comfortable with AI-Led Primary Care

Nearly one-third (32%) of people already say they would be comfortable with artificial intelligence leading a primary care appointment, according to a new survey – although fewer (25%) would be comfortable with AI-led therapy. 

How Digital Health Startups Can Help Revise the Healthcare System

It is not the role of health tech to radically shift healthcare beyond government assistance and oversight, but rather streamline and improve it, according to this recent Forbes article.

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