HIT News Round Up: eHealth Exchange Data Sharing Incentives; Two New QHINS; and the Case for AI Regulation
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.
eHealth Exchange Announces Public Health Data Sharing Incentives
eHealth Exchange is launching an incentive program to drive public health data sharing across its HIE network, which includes waiving annual fees for three years for the first five HIEs or state and local public health agencies that agree by April 30 to exchange clinical data for an agreed-upon public health use case.
HHS, ONC Designate Additional QHINs for TEFCA Health Data Exchange
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has designated two additional organizations as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) capable of health data exchange governed by TEFCA.
How DirectTrust is Enhancing Health Data Interoperability, Usability
Over 300,000 healthcare organizations have access to Direct, making it the most ubiquitous interoperability data standard, according to Scott Stuewe, president and CEO of DirectTrust, the non-profit healthcare industry alliance that created the Direct standard.
Interoperability: The Future of Global Healthcare Data Market
The global healthcare data market is on the brink of a revolution, with interoperability at its core. Seamless data exchange and advanced analytics promise to redefine patient care, empowering stakeholders with the right information at the right time.
Healthcare Executives Are Investing in Digital Health Tech Without Seeing an ROI
Nearly all healthcare executives that participated in the survey, 96%, said investing in healthcare technology is worth the cost; however, 71% expressed overall hospital expenses have not gone down by implementing the digital tools, according to a new study.
Minding the Machine: Assessing the Case for AI Regulations in Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to make medicine more efficient, affordable, accurate, and equitable. But, without oversight, the benefits of AI in healthcare could easily be usurped by its harms, according to this Medscape article..
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