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 Adds 20 New Data Elements to USCDI v4 to Drive Interoperability

The ONC has released United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 4 (USCDI v4), which includes 20 additional data elements and a new data class.

Sequoia Project: Patients Want Health Record Access with Usability

In a new report released last week, researchers with the Sequoia Project showed how meaningful improvements in health information access for patients, caregivers and care partners are critical to boosting interoperability. 

Overcoming Cultural and Workflow Health Data Exchange Barriers

While most health systems are connected with HIT offerings, many clinicians are not making full use of data exchanges, but there are solutions.

Perspective on Improving CDC's Data Exchange Capabilities

Eddie Ades, executive advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton and former associate director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the CDC’s efforts to re-focus on interoperability and data modernization in this recent HIMSSCast.

Six EHR Optimization Tactics to Streamline Clinical Workflows

With EHR adoption across almost all US hospitals, the digital health transformation has moved towards EHR optimization to improve clinical workflows, according to this recent EHR Intelligence article.

AWS Launches New Healthcare-Focused Services, Powered by Generative AI

Amazon is expanding its range of health-focused apps and services with a platform that offers AI tools to help clinicians transcribe and analyze their conversations with patients.

Generative AI and Large Language Models Are Not Conventionally Appropriate for Healthcare

Although generative AI has seemingly limitless applications across a field of industries for searches, information gathering and content draft creation, it’s not conventionally appropriate for healthcare, according to this recent Forbes Op-Ed.

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