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.

DirectTrust Standards Launches Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax Consensus Body

Last week, DirectTrust announced the launch of the Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax Consensus Body to develop a new standard. This standard will enhance the existing security attributes of fax by adding cross-platform and cross-organizational identity assurance, and more.

ONC, SAMHSA Launch Initiative for Behavioral Health IT Interoperability

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have partnered on an initiative that aims to advance behavioral health IT interoperability.

ONC on Data Interoperability and FHIR

Micky Tripathi, ONC national coordinator, discusses TEFCA’s FAST track to FHIR exchange, the FHIR roadmap, concerns among EHR vendors on electronic case reporting and supporting data scalability to enable payers to advance interoperability, in this MobiHealth MobiHealth News interview.

Future of Health: Imperatives for Advancing Data Sharing to Support Digitally Enabled Care

The AMA Future of Health report report highlights optimizing technologies and policies that reduce fragmentation are key to enabling the effectiveness of digitally enabled care for patients, providers and caregivers.

Proposed Info-Blocking Rule is Too Harsh on Physicians

The AMA continues to voice strong opposition to information blocking, and is urging the Biden is urging the Biden administration to emphasize education and corrective action plans before issuing onerous penalties on doctors who may unintentionally violate regulations.

How AI Threatens the Privacy of Patient Health Data

With its ability to scan and analyze large quantities of data, AI has the potential to revolutionize medical research. But how do we balance that promise with peoples’ rights to keep their health information private and secure? This recent Medical Economics article explores this topic further.

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